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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
WOMEN IN THE CHURCH – House of Hope still a hope for those with none
At nearly 61 years of age, former sex worker and madam Linda Watson is clearly still an attractive woman: bright, articulate and passionate about her 16-odd years of ministry in helping women transition out of the sex industry in Perth.
BOOK REVIEW – O’Brien delivers compelling narrative on man and bishop
Martin Griver Unearthed: The life of a Spanish missionary priest who became a bishop in colonial Western Australia,1814-1886 by Odhran O’Brien
Beauty treatments on the menu at MercyCare’s McAuley House
Manicures and massages are on the menu for clients at MercyCare’s McAuley House in Wembley, thanks to a new volunteer beauty service.
Australia-first course to soothe mental and physical pain of burn victims launched at Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame Australia and Fiona Wood Foundation last week launched an Australia-first postgraduate program to ensure health care practitioners are well-equipped to provide scarless healing in mind and body of the nation’s 200,000 yearly burn victims.
World-first partnership brings Canon Law to Australia
A world-first partnership between The Broken Bay Institute (BBI) and Saint Paul University (SPU) in Ottawa, Canada, will enable SPU to deliver the first pontifically recognised degree in Canon Law within Australia.
Palliative Care aims at putting patients back in the driver’s seat
A diagnosis of terminal cancer or other life-limiting illness is a distressing experience for anyone, but more recent advances in Palliative and Supportive Care are putting patients back into the driver’s seat when it comes to deciding how their treatment will unfold and how they will experience the journey ahead of them.
Vatican unveils logo, prayer, details of Holy Year of Mercy
The Holy Year of Mercy will be an opportunity to encourage Christians to meet people’s “real needs” with concrete assistance, to experience a “true pilgrimage” on foot, and to send “missionaries of mercy” throughout the world to forgive even the most serious of sins, said Archbishop Rino Fisichella.
Nepal devastated by 7.9 magnitude earthquake
Caritas Australia, the international aid and development agency of the Catholic Church, has this week confirmed it has three staff members who are working with the people of Nepal in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake.
MOVIE REVIEW – New film dramatises Irish woman’s work with Vietnamese orphans
Noble, which will debut on 150 screens nationwide on 8 May, tells the story of an Irish woman with an indomitable spirit.
Catholic Bishops Conference extends condolences to Bali 9 pair
The President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop Denis Hart, has this week expressed his deepest sympathies to the families of Andrew Chan and Myurun Sukumaran following their executions in Indonesia on Wednesday morning, 29 April.
