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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
U.K. may allow DNA changes to abolish disease; church institute unhappy
A Catholic bioethics institute criticized plans by the British government to create “genetically modified children” free of hereditary disease and said the treatment could affect the child’s descendants in unknown ways.
UNDA Indigenous student to study at Oxford University
Sharon Davis, a nationally recognised Education student from the University of Notre Dame, Australia’s Broome Campus, has been accepted to study at Oxford University in the UK. Ms Davis, a Bardi Kija woman, aims to retain Aboriginal culture and identity with the help of her studies.
Italian media report step toward Blessed John Paul’s canonization
Although the process is not complete and is supposed to be secret at this point, Italian media are reporting that the canonization of Blessed John Paul II is another step closer.
Caritas-UNDA overseas exposure visits enrich uni students’ global outlook
A program which takes students from the University of Notre Dame Australia to different parts of the world to experience how other people live led students to launch a book based on their 2012 visit to Peru last week.
Calling Syria conflict ‘great tribulation,’ pope asks for prayers, aid
Calling the Syrian conflict “a great tribulation,” Pope Francis said tensions throughout the Middle East must give way to dialogue and reconciliation.
Dedication in sport and to community honoured
The outstanding dedication to community and sport by students from The University of Notre Dame Australia has been recognised through the Queen’s Birthday honours and at the Western Australian of the Year Awards for 2013.
‘Don’t dumb down the faith,’ priest tells Denver convention crowd
The “dumbing down of the Catholic faith” that impacted catechesis in the mid-1960s “was a pastoral disaster of the first order,” Father Robert Barron told a crowd of about 500 people at the Catholic Media Conference in Denver June 19.
St Pat’s and UNDA join for volunteers
To recognise the special people who volunteer their time and effort to the community, both Notre Dame and St Patrick’s Community Support Centre in Fremantle threw a special breakfast for volunteers.
Pope, JRS call attention to the face of Christ in faces of refugees
The photos of refugees projected on the facade of Rome’s Gesu Church are reminders of what Pope Francis would call the suffering body of Christ today, said the head of Jesuit Refugee Service.
Rio host families open homes, hearts to World Youth Day volunteers
In 2011, Luis Martinez, 29, traveled to Madrid, almost by accident. He said it was destiny that took him from his home in Fresnillo, Mexico, as a pilgrim to World Youth Day. Someone could not go at the last minute, and he ended up taking the spot. Now Luis is volunteering in Rio de Janeiro, preparing for 2 million pilgrims that will arrive in the city July 23-28 for World Youth Day.
