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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Children make up half the Syrian refugee population
Children make up about half of the Syrian refugee population. There are about 740,000 refugees under the age of 11. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees reports significant numbers of unaccompanied Syrian children crossing the borders with Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. At least 7,000 Syrian children are among the 100,000 casualties of the 32-month-old civil war.
Humility, service attract people to church, not power, pride, pope says
As a series of consultations aimed at the reform of the Vatican bureaucracy began, Pope Francis told his group of cardinal advisers that humility and service attract people to the church, not power and pride.
Duty to protect defenseless is not a license for war, archbishop says
An international obligation to intervene in situations of war or widespread violations of human rights does not mean a country or group of countries can decide to take military action in another nation, said the Vatican’s foreign minister.
Church welcomes sinners, shows them path to holiness, pope says
If the church excluded sinners, it would pretty much be empty, Pope Francis told thousands of people gathered for his weekly general audience.
Holy, holy, holy: Pope talks about his favorite saints
Who are the holy men and women Pope Francis looks up to? He revealed many of them in two recently published interviews. While a top-eight list does emerge from the interviews, the pope rejected one interviewer’s attempts at giving them a ranking.
Early traces of Catholicsm in Western Australia
Hal Colebatch writes on the early traces of Catholicsm in Western Australia in this introductuon to The Record’s Historical Edition.
Commission charts time past, present and future
The Archdiocesan Historical Commission plays an important part in researching and celebrating the history of the Perth Archdiocese, according to its chairman, Monsignor Brian O’Loughlin.
Despite early doubts, a promising start
Hal Colebatch discusses Bishop John Brady and the establishment of the Church in WA.
Lack of planning a sign of trouble
The first Catholic missionary party faced huge problems in the Swan River Colony, not the least of which was the temperamental personality of Bishop Brady. Among other problems: great poverty and lack of resources to support clergy and religious, and poorly planned missions far away…
Chisholm College celebrates 25 years
On September 12, Chisholm Catholic College celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding, combining the event with the blessing and opening of the new eLearning Centre.
