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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
NATIONAL: ACU releases report on Religious Education in Catholic Schools
Australian Catholic University’s (ACU) La Salle Academy has published Ways Forward in Religious Education, La Salle Publications (No.3), a comprehensive report on Religious Education (RE) in Catholic schools across Australia.
Second Australian Plenary Council 1895
Between 17 November 1886 and 1 December 1895, eight particular councils were convened in English-speaking mission territories under the jurisdiction of the Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide (‘Propaganda’) – Three provincial councils in both Canada and the US, and one plenary council in both Scotland and Australia.
INTERNATIONAL: Synod document raises possibility of married priests, roles for women
The Catholic Church must find ways to reach indigenous Catholics deprived of the sacraments in the most remote areas of the Amazon rainforest, and that may include ordaining married elders, said the working document for the Synod of Bishops on the Amazon.
MOVIE REVIEW: Godzilla: King of the Monsters
If there were an Academy Award for the most aurally annoying film of the year, Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Warner Bros) would certainly be a strong contender.
‘A new and troubling chapter of health care,’ says Victorian Bishops
In a Pastoral Letter released last weekend, Victoria’s Catholic Bishops have reminded the Victorian Catholic community that the new Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), which passed into law Wednesday, 19 June, brings “a new and deeply troubling chapter of health care in Victoria”.
Music and nostalgia is in the air for Craigie seniors
The sound of music can be heard each week from a popular not-for-profit aged care home in Craigie.
PLENARY COUNCIL 2020: National Themes for Discernment starts next phase
The Plenary Council 2020 has last Sunday moved into the next phase of its process, following the announcement of the National Themes for Discernment that emerged from a historic process of listening to the voices of more than 222,000 people.
SJOG Health Care supports UNDA Aboriginal medical students
A $160,000 scholarship fund, designed to support Aboriginal students at the University of Notre Dame Australia’s School of Medicine, will make an important contribution of improving healthcare in the country’s Aboriginal communities.
Local charity to distribute Bibles and school supplies to underprivileged
A local Catholic charity has plans to carry out its next mission by sending Bibles to students in Africa, as part of their efforts to build a relationship with the community and to encourage the people to continue to see the beauty of being a Catholic in the midst of struggles.
Australian Medical Association WA urges palliative care reforms
Australia’s aging population and growing numbers of those living with a chronic disease will increase the need for end-of-life services, including palliative care, according to Catholic Health Australia (CHA).
