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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Church peace initiatives said to be vital to easing Kenyan conflicts
Church initiatives to promote peace among Kenya’s Turkana and Pokot communities are vital to easing simmering conflicts over recently discovered oil deposits and continuing tensions over grazing lands and access to water, said the apostolic nuncio to the East Africa nation.
Restorer: Working on Church of Nativity like touching piece of history
Helping restore the roof of the Church of the Nativity is like touching a piece of the beginning of Christian history, said an Italian restorer who is heading work on the first phase of the long-awaited repairs.
A Jesuit promotes human dignity, from Central America to the Holy See
After the 1989 murders at the University of Central America of six Jesuit scholars, their housekeeper and her daughter — one of the most notorious episodes in the 13-year Salvadoran civil war — the Society of Jesus assigned members from abroad to fill the posts of their fallen companions.
Peranakan Fair with Spirit to spare
An array of aromas and colour set the tone for the Peranakan Fair at St Norbert’s College in Queens Park on November 24. Hundreds attended throughout the day to sample the delicious cuisine, learn more about the Peranakan culture and support two worthy causes in the process.
More SC Knights for the good fight
A grand admission ceremony on October 8 saw 17 men admitted into one of Western Australia’s oldest Catholic lay organisations, the Order of the Knights of the Southern Cross.
Students step up with love for others
Students at some of Perth’s Catholic schools have brought great generosity out of their local communities, gathering goods for the Society of St Vincent de Paul’s Christmas Appeal and for refugees in war-torn Syria.
Ukrainians return to Northam to uphold legacy
After a one-year absence, the Byzantine liturgy has returned to Northam, with plans to celebrate the Divine Liturgy there once a month.
Central African leaders tell of humanitarian crisis in Bangui
Catholic leaders in the Central African Republic spoke of a humanitarian crisis and criticized attempts to fuel interreligious clashes in their nation.
‘Wave of prayer’ to end world hunger sweeps over US capital
The global “wave of prayer” to eradicate hunger reached the U.S. Capitol with participants in an interfaith prayer service asking God to guide all people to better see and understand the needs of people living in poverty.
South African cardinal says iconic Mandela had touch of humanity
Nelson Mandela, who led the struggle to replace South Africa’s apartheid regime with a multiracial democracy, died Dec. 5 at his home in Johannesburg. Mandela, 95, became the country’s first black president in 1994. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
