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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Hundreds gather to give and to pray for the Philippines
There was a large gathering of Filipinos and Australian friends, civic and family, in Bedford last Saturday evening to raise funds for the survivors of the recent Philippine disasters in the central Philippines.
Embrace the Grace marks ten years
The 10th annual Embrace the Grace conference will be held in New Norcia from December 11-15. This year’s theme is ‘Called to Freedom’, and participants can expect another life-changing five days, as Juanita Shepherd reports…
The forgetting of Wisdom
Once upon a time, the object of learning was the love of wisdom but today’s outcome focused education has become a kind of high pressure drudgery, writes leading Perth educator Dr Andrew Kania.
Jennifer thriving thanks to PAS
Jennifer has been with Personal Advocacy Service (PAS) in Greenmount for four years and I have come to know her more recently. We have bonded really well over the last 12 months and enjoy many of the same things, writes Elizabeth Bishop.
Hope believes in God’s mysterious plan, not personal dreams, pope says
Christian hope believes in “God’s tomorrow,” his mysterious plan that sometimes seems to go against dreams and expectations, Pope Francis told a group of cloistered nuns.
Archbishop challenges Ghanaian Catholics to produce holy politicians
Retired Archbishop Thomas Kwaku Mensah of Kumasi challenged Ghanaian Catholics to produce holy politicians endowed with the fear of God and who want to serve the nation selflessly rather than be served.
Archbishop urges steps to address ‘ethical challenge’ of climate change
Climate change represents an “ethical challenge to civilization,” said the Vatican’s lead representative to an international conference discussing the worldwide impact of climate change.
Church of England synod indicates support for ordaining women bishops
The ruling body of the Church of England has signaled its overwhelming support for the ordination of women bishops, a year after opponents stalled the process.
Caritas leading response to Philippines typhoon
Caritas Australia and its emergency response partners will deliver more than 4,000 temporary shelters to families in the poorest villages of Ormoc in the Philippines, where up to 90 per cent of homes were decimated by Typhoon Haiyan.
Pope says world needs diplomats who promote values, solidarity
While national borders are no longer barriers to trade, travel and communication, Pope Francis said, new walls are being erected in the form of inequality, discrimination and the violation of basic human rights.
