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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Book reveals love in the ‘no’
A children’s book celebrating the word ‘no’ as an expression of growth and familial stability between father and child, written by an Arts student at The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle Campus, is now available for purchase around the world.
A kingdom for the very weakest
Underlying the fiercest battles of ideas in contemporary life are competing notions of who and what we are. French Jesuit Henri de Lubac (1896-1991) tackled these head on, writes Dr Andrew Kania, and so must we.
Jesus is the trustworthy diet and lifestyle guru you’re after
Many of us pursue physical health and weight loss to the point of obsession, yet we can’t make the time to look after our spiritual health.
U.S. Filipinos desperate for news of family, friends back home
Between errands and attending parent-teacher meetings with her children, Charito Darr was fielding phone calls from nervous Filipino-Americans — often speaking in regional Filipino dialects — seeking news of loved ones in their homeland following Super Typhoon Haiyan.
Spanish missal, other liturgical texts approved by bishops
The first U.S. edition of the Roman Missal in Spanish moved closer to being available perhaps next year, as the U.S. bishops Nov. 12 approved several steps toward adapting the Mexican Misal Romano for use in this country.
USCCB adds staff position for Project Rachel post-abortion healing
The U.S. bishops approved adding a staff position in their Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities that would work with Project Rachel and similar post-abortion healing ministries in dioceses across the nation.
‘Spiritual Marines’ head to Tacloban to bless bodies after typhoon
After days of watching televised scenes of dead bodies scattered around Tacloban, Order of Augustinian Recollect members organized a group of priests and a brother to bless bodies of people who died while fleeing the flood brought on by Typhoon Haiyan.
Church workers lose contact with central Philippines as typhoon hits
As Super Typhoon Haiyan barreled across the central Philippines, national and international church aid officials lost contact with their local counterparts.
Pope chooses beatitudes as themes for coming World Youth Days
Pope Francis has asked Catholic young people around the world to read, meditate and act on the beatitudes as they celebrate World Youth Day in their dioceses in 2014 and 2015 and as they prepare to join him in Poland in 2016.
47 Catholic leaders urge bishops to support CCHD’s anti-poverty work
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development deserves the full support of the U.S. bishops because of its success in fighting poverty, said a group of Catholics on the eve of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall general assembly Nov. 11-14 in Baltimore.
