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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Anglican leader says he and pope discussed their spirituality, prayer
Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury said his private conversation with Pope Francis was “very personal,” with the new leaders of the Catholic Church and of the Anglican Communion discussing how their positions have influenced their prayer lives.
Pope, Anglican leader meet, pledge to continue search for unity
Pope Francis and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, pledged to support each other with their prayers and to continue the search for full unity between their communities.
What the pope’s leaked comments really tells us about the church
A report that Pope Francis privately acknowledged the existence of a “gay lobby” inside the Vatican offers a sensational example of his unvarnished speaking style and a reminder of the challenge that style poses for the papacy in the age of digital communications and vanishing privacy.
Maronite, Orthodox leaders call for release of kidnapped Syrian bishops
Lebanon’s Maronite Catholic patriarch and Syria’s Greek Orthodox patriarch called for the release of two Orthodox bishops kidnapped in Syria.
Fish Wife Syndrome ever-present risk
If Mariette Ulrich’s husband ever comes home with a fish offering them anything they want, she’ll tell him to throw it back …
Vatican urges U.N. to focus on job creation to boost global economy
Job creation must become a key component of any United Nations plan to lift people out of poverty around the world, the Vatican’s observer to the United Nations told the International Labor Conference.
Pope confirms he’s finishing encyclical begun by Pope Benedict
Pope Francis told members of the ordinary council of the Synod of Bishops that he was preparing to publish an encyclical on faith written “with four hands” — his own and those of Pope Benedict XVI.
Painful issues are the ones that fascinate
St Francis of Assisi may very well have been ruled completely out of order and relegated as far as possible into obscurity by a diocesan committee if had been born in Australia in the 20th century.
Pope says structures for collaboration, collegiality need strengthening
A meeting with Pope Francis designed as reflection on the last Synod of Bishops turned into a group reflection on strengthening the synod itself and the way the world’s bishops assist the pope.
Theologian urges church to give Holy Spirit more ‘breathing room’
Although the Second Vatican Council called on the Catholic Church to mirror the life of the Trinity, the church is still far from being converted to that vision, a leading Australian theologian said June 8.
