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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Hitchen’s Selective Myopia
Last year, Christian apologist Peter Hitchens was a strong advocate for marriage and Christianity on the ABC’s Q&A program. His assessment of the perilous situation in Crimea and his views on Vladimir Putin are something else altogether, argues Dr Andrew Kania.
Setbacks a chance to see the hand of God at work
Even when things don’t work out the way we want them to, it is still possible to see God’s guidance in action…
Memories of genocide drive Rwandans in rebuilding their nation
Every time Nathalie Piraino returns home to Rwanda, she sees a country advancing economically and politically and where the development of people, especially women, is foremost.
Pope: Take up God’s offer to face life’s problems with his love, wisdom
People can choose either to tackle life’s challenges with the loving and wise heart of God or be driven by their own passions and interests, Pope Francis said.
Pope honours Jesuit killed in Syria, pleads for end to violence
Pope Francis said the assassination of “my confrere,” a 75-year-old Dutch Jesuit in Syria, “filled me with deep sadness and made me think again of all the people who suffer and are dying in that martyred country.”
Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at center for elderly, disabled
Pope Francis will celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at a Rome rehabilitation facility for the elderly and people with disabilities.
Catholic convent, Maronite village latest targets of vandals in Israel
A Catholic convent near Jerusalem and a largely Maronite village in Galilee were damaged in recent weeks as a two-year wave of vandalism directed at Christians and Muslims in Israel and the West Bank continued.
Pope: Cross isn’t an ornament, Christianity isn’t a do-gooder’s guide
Christianity isn’t a philosophy or guide to survival, good behavior and peace, it’s a relationship with a real person who died on the cross for our sins, Pope Francis said.
Catholic leaders in Israel reaffirm identity as Palestinian Arabs
Calling Israeli Christians who are trying to distance themselves from their Arab identity a “small marginal minority,” the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land and the Justice and Peace Commission of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem reaffirmed their identity as Palestinian Arabs.
Holy Cross welcomes its first littlies
Holy Cross College has taken a significant step in its development with the arrival of students in kindergarten – Year 2.
