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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Notre Dame graduates among the most job-ready in the country
The number of undergraduates from the University of Notre Dame securing full-time employment has risen by more than 8 percent to 85.5 per cent in 2022.
St Mary’s Cathedral launch their Modern Slavery Project
An anti-slavery project was launched at St Mary’s Cathedral last Saturday 11 February and will run until the end of the year, which will include a review of procurement policies and practises as well as faith formation and social education sessions.
Bishop Sproxton celebrates milestone birthday
Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton has last week Tuesday 7 February 2023 celebrated a milestone 70th birthday.
Bishop Sproxton was elected by Pope John Paul II to the episcopacy in December 2001 and ordained a bishop on 21 February 2002 at St Mary’s Cathedral.
FCBO ASSEMBLY 2023: Bishops will carry shared mission home from Oceania assembly
In his homily for the missioning Mass, concluding the quadrennial Assembly of Bishops from across Oceania in Fiji, Samoa Pago Pago Bishop Peter Brown CSsR urged his brother bishops – at the end of a week in which they focused often on God’s creation – to reflect on their place in the Church.
FCBO 2023: Future hopes of all interwoven by the ocean
Titled The oceans of the world are interwoven with the future hopes of all peoples, the statement speaks of the need for “deeper ecological conversion” and to embrace “the challenge of integral ecology”. Please find the statement attached.
Catholic Mission stands in solidarity to support people of Turkey and Syria
Facing the distressing situation in Syria and Turkey, Catholic Mission is taking action to support missionaries who are providing vital emergency support and pastoral care in this time of suffering.
Amazon helps Vinnies supply 1000 students with back-to-school essentials
The collaboration is focused on some of the families the Society knows are struggling with household expenses.
Oceania bishops send prayers, condolences to Syria, Turkey
Speaking during the quadrennial assembly of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania in Fiji last week, the bishops expressed deep sadness at the loss of life and the damage from which it will take years to recover.
FMI Congress calls on attendees to have a heart ready to worship
The annual 33rd Flame Ministries Congress, held 26 to 29 January at Mater Christi Community Centre, Yangebup, focused on the theme “Heart of Worship”, and included in-depth day teachings and workshops, evening rallies, and was this year directed towards the younger generation.
FCBO ASSEMBLY 2023: Synodality, mission leads Oceania bishops agenda
In helping set the scene for synodality, not solely in the context of the current process preparing for the Synod of Bishops for a Synodal Church, Undersecretary of the Holy See’s Synod of Bishops General Secretariat Sr Nathalie Becquart XMCJ explained that “we don’t learn synodality in a book, or with a beautiful academic presentation”.
