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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Mooncakes for Hong Kong prisoners: Papal response generates donations
Pope Francis’ response to a request for a symbolic mooncake donation to prisoners in Hong Kong has generated excitement and a flood of cash donations since it was published in early September.
Friends congratulate priest on match well-played
On August 22 a special morning tea was held in the Cathedral Presbytery for Fr Jim Petry who recently celebrated his 90th birthday.
Farewell to Father and friend
Staff and students of Kolbe Catholic College at Mass on September 6 were sad to farewell Fr George James, then-assistant priest at Our Lady of Lourdes, Rockingham, who recently received another parish appointment.
The Lord has been good to us
Kelmscott parishioners bid a sad farewell to their humble little Church of the Good Shepherd last weekend, but celebrated years of planning and hard work on the part of many as they opened their new parish Church the next day…
A Shy Parish Hero
The naturally retiring Angelo Bongiascia has been a part of the Good Shepherd Kelmscott parish since it was first established in the 1960s. He continues to serve the parish faithfully in any way he can, as Juanita Shepherd reports…
Nothing more… beautiful than being with Him
Nothing compares to simply being in the presence of Jesus and receiving what He wants to give, writes Geetanjali Arora…
Two leaders – but who is for peace?
Last weekend millions of people all over the world – Catholic, non-Catholic, agnostic or non-religious – joined Pope Francis’s call for prayer, fasting and penance for peace in Syria.
Pope hears officials’ input on reforming Vatican bureaucracy
Pope Francis met with Vatican officials Sept. 10 to hear their questions and suggestions about his ongoing reform of the Vatican bureaucracy.
Pope, greeting refugees, says solidarity is not a dirty word
Speaking at an assistance center for foreign refugees in Italy, Pope Francis called on wealthy societies and the Catholic Church to do more to help and defend the rights of the needy.
Vatican’s U.N. nuncio calls military strikes on Syria ‘unjustified’
Military strikes on Syria are unjustified and will create a far larger humanitarian disaster for people already suffering from hunger, displacement and critical lack of medical care, said the Vatican nuncio to the United Nations.
