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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Sr Dolores steps down from Daydawn
Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey joined many Sisters of Mercy, friends and volunteers in the meeting room at St Mary’s Cathedral on July 31 to bid farewell to Sr Dolores Coffey RSM.
At home and abroad, popemobile fills with gifts for pope
When he’s riding in the popemobile — at the Vatican or, for example, in Rio de Janeiro — Pope Francis uses his hands not just to bless people and hold the babies he’s kissing. He uses them to catch things.
Young adult retreat in wonderland
It might be surprising to learn that Lewis Carroll’s character Alice in Alice in Wonderland would ever be the basis of a Catholic retreat, but the titular character’s question ‘Who Am I Really?’ was the focus of participants at the young adults retreat sponsored by Catholic Faith Renewal (CFR) recently.
Pope restricts use of old Mass by Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
Pope Francis’ order restricting the use of the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass in communities of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate addresses problems within the religious order and does not contradict retired Pope Benedict XVI’s permission for wider use of the old Mass throughout the church, the Vatican spokesman said.
Missionary activity is service to hurting world, pope says in message
In a world that often seems dark and full of suffering and violence, Christians can offer hope by sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Pope Francis wrote in a message for World Mission Sunday 2013.
Italian official says ‘it seems’ Italian Jesuit was kidnapped in Syria
After more than a week with no word from Jesuit Father Paolo Dall’Oglio, an Italian priest who worked for decades in Syria, Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said, “it seems he has been kidnapped by an Islamist group” that is a “local version of al-Qaida,” the terrorist group.
Madagascar archbishops confirm no contraceptives in CRS programs
Two Madagascar archbishops confirmed in talks with leading U.S. church leaders that Catholic Relief Services is not providing or facilitating access to contraceptives and abortifacients in its health care programs in their archdioceses.
Zimbabwean bishops urge political parties to accept election results
As Zimbabwe’s church leaders called on the country’s political parties to accept the results of July 31 elections, a spokesman for the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference said he hoped that the church can help mediate a peaceful resolution.
Pope writes to world’s Muslims at end of Ramadan, urges mutual respect
As a sign of his “esteem and friendship,” Pope Francis said he personally wanted to write this year’s Vatican message to Muslims about to celebrate the end of their monthlong Ramadan fast.
Motherly tenderness: Pope says church must embody, mirror God’s mercy
Mercy is a word Pope Francis uses often, and an attitude he believes the Catholic Church must embody and all Catholics must mirror.
