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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Pope says church should face wayward members like a merciful mother
Pope Francis said the church should approach its members with the face of a patient, merciful and understanding mother, who always forgives her erring children and never ceases to pray that they resume the path of Christian living.
St Charles’ students blast from the past
Father Patrick Cunningham, a past editor of The Record, visited St Charles’ Seminary to celebrate Mass and address the students on the early history of the seminary.
Many flood victims have lost all, but ‘still have the Lord,’ says woman
Mary Jurgensmeier, a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Greeley, Colo., said she knows people in her community who have lost everything.
Catenians back a science winner at St Norbert’s
Every little bit helps and recently the Canning Catenians have thrown their support behind a future young scientist, St Norbert College Year 12 student, Clare Bradley.
Deluded Miley a symptom of a wider, deeper problem
The singer thought she was, like, totally making history by being deliberately obscene. Sadly, she’s likely headed for its dustbin…
Wagga Bishop was ahead of his time
Bishop Bill Brennan was one of the most individual and interesting Catholic bishops of his generation, with an influence far beyond Wilcannia-Forbes and Wagga Wagga.
Congolese women find refuge from violence in homeland in Brazil
Three young women enter the room with their heads lowered, suspicious of the visitors waiting to see them and hear their stories. They seem uncomfortable with the attention and divert their gaze downward, fidgeting with their hands, as they take their seats at the end of a long table.
Acapulco Archdiocese opens parishes as relief centers for flood victims
The Archdiocese of Acapulco has suspended church services and instructed priests to turn their parishes into support centers after torrential rains on one of the busiest weekends of the year left the city cut off from other parts of Mexico.
Congolese nun wins U.N. prize for work with internally displaced women
“It is not my work only. It is the Lord’s.” Such was the summation of Sister Angelique Namaika, a member of the Augustine Sisters of Dungu and Doruma, as she spoke to reporters in an international conference call upon winning the Nansen Refugee Award bestowed annually by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Seminarian Patrick meets Pope Francis
Perth seminarian Patrick Toohey was fortunate enough to have a brief moment with Pope Francis on April 13. The meeting happened at St Paul Outside the Walls Basilica in Rome.
