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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Players can benefit from head trauma education, reflection: research
A team from The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Institute for Health Research is investigating the short-term links between head trauma and depression in young football players, in the hope of developing avenues for self-reflection and education about this issue at sporting clubs.
Seminar seeks answers on human trafficking
A recent seminar in Perth, entitled Is She Safe?, which looked at the topic of human trafficking, brought together experts and interested parties to discuss the current situation, as well as examining potential responses and solutions through the witness of people working on such programs in Cambodia, the Philippines and Myanmar.
Family prayer group aims to foster a culture of communication with God in the home
Nurturing a culture of prayer in the home can be a great boost to Catholic families, and can help reinforce what children learn about God in school and the local parish, says Perth group, Family Prayer Ministry.
Radio personality Eoin Cameron farewelled at St Mary’s Cathedral
More than 500 family, friends, colleagues and fans gathered earlier this month at St Mary’s Cathedral to farewell ABC radio broadcaster, Eoin Cameron.
Family life and its challenges the focus of Focolare retreat
A recent two-day program in Rockingham brought together members of Perth’s Focolare Movement for discussion, workshops and other activities focusing on the family and some of the challenges posed to family life by circumstances such as illness and disability.
Neocatechumenal Way co-founder Carmen Hernández dies at 85
Carmen Hernández, co-founder of the Neocatechumenal Way, has this week, Tuesday 19 July, died at her home in Madrid, Spain. She was 85 years old.
Pope calls attack on Nice act of ‘blind violence’
Pope Francis has this week condemned the attack on Bastille Day celebrations in France, calling it an act of “blind violence”.
Knit one, purl one: yarn bombing comes to Lathlain
Seniors at Mercy Place Lathlain have been busy unravelling the mysteries of yarn bombing - and adorning the home with their intricately knitted creations.
The seniors - all residents at the not-for-profit residential home - took up the hobby earlier this year, following in the footsteps of the thousands of people worldwide who have become involved with the global yarn bombing movement.
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MOVIE REVIEW: Ghostbusters revisited with all-female cast
Few films released over the last several decades have embedded themselves as firmly in the public consciousness as the 1984 comedy, Ghostbusters.
BOOK REVIEW: The Life of Don Angelo Confalonieri among the Aborigines of Australia
Between 1846 and 1848, Don Angelo Confalonieri undertook a mission to Aboriginal people at Port Essington, now part of Australia’s Northern Territory, where Britain established the Victoria settlement in 1838. Rome made the Victoria settlement a vicariate in 1845 and placed it under the Diocese of Perth led by Bishop John Brady. In 2016, a commemoration will mark the 170 years that have passed since Confalonieri arrived in Port Essington.
