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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Outgoing Vatican secretary of state stresses continuity between popes
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who as Vatican secretary of state drew rising criticism for failures of the Vatican bureaucracy he oversaw, stepped down Oct. 15 with a speech praising the pontificate of retired Pope Benedict XVI and stressing its continuity with that of Pope Francis.
Faith, harmony, universality make church ‘catholic,’ pope says
Professing that the church is “catholic” means accepting its teachings, accepting the gifts it offers to help one grow in holiness and accepting the fact that it is composed of different people with different gifts and opinions, Pope Francis said.
Vatican takes another step in promoting financial transparency
With the adoption of a detailed new law on financial transparency, vigilance and information, the Vatican has almost completely revamped its finance laws in less than three years, the Vatican spokesman said.
Being pro-life ‘requires us to be heroes,’ Cardinal Dolan tells group
New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan told a group gathered recently for the Human Life Foundation’s annual awards dinner that “being pro-life requires us to be heroes.”
Cardinal Dolan, in Rome, lauds pope’s ‘new strategy’ of evangelization
Pope Francis’ recent warning against overemphasizing moral teachings against abortion, same-sex marriage and contraception means that U.S. bishops should emulate his positive approach to evangelization, not shift the priorities of their public policy agenda, said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York.
Britain’s top prosecutor confirms gender-based abortions are legal
Abortions on grounds of gender are legal in Britain, the country’s top prosecutor clarified in a letter to the government. Keir Starmer, director of public prosecutions, said in an Oct. 7 letter to Attorney General Dominic Grieve that the 1967 Abortion Act “does not … expressly prohibit gender-specific abortions.”
Charities prepare to mitigate impact of federal government shutdown
Catholic charities and churches across the Arlington Diocese in northern Virginia have been looking at how to lessen the impact of the government shutdown on the community.
Legionaries of Christ renewal goes forward with January general chapter
Members of the Legionaries of Christ will begin their extraordinary general chapter Jan. 8 to elect new leaders and approve a new constitution, the key step in an effort to renew the order after revelations about the misconduct of their founder.
The Church in the 19th century: at war with modernity
While the fledgling Catholic community in Western Australia was struggling with its own problems, the papacy of Pius IX – the longest in Church history – was getting to grips with revolutionary terror and the rise of modern philosophy and theology, writes historian Dr Robert Andrews.
Swan River’s tenacious woman of mercy
Ursula Frayne was no newcomer to missionary work when she stepped ashore in the Swan River Colony in 1846. Back in Ireland, the bishop of Perth had told her about more than 5,000 European children and millions of Aboriginal ‘heathens’ awaiting ministry and conversion. It was nothing like the reality, writes Dr Catherine Kovesi.
