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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Royal School of Church Music to visit Perth
The International Director of the Royal School of Church Music, Andrew Reid, will visit St Mary’s Cathedral this month to work with the cathedral choristers.
Vinnies shines spotlight on homelessness
The St Vincent De Paul Society launched the 2015 CEO Sleepout at its Passages Resource Centre in Northbridge last week.
Part One – Perth leads the way on facing abuse
In a two-part series being featured in the e-Record, leader and pioneer in child protection, Andrea Musulin, talks to Archdiocese of Perth Communications and Media Manager James Parker about the dramatic changes taking place in the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth to face abuse head on and to minimise future opportunities of its re-occurence.
In the midst of ongoing reports about child sexu...
CYM Stronger rally challenges teens on relevance of faith
By Michael Soh
With an intention to challenge its participants on the relevance of faith, the Stronger Teen Rally at Kolbe College on Friday, 27 March drew close to 100 students.
The rally was run by Catholic Youth Ministry in conjunction with Kolbe Catholic College and the parishes of Rockingham, Baldivis, Kwinana and Port Kennedy.
It started with a sausage sizzle and various game...
Humility is key to understanding Easter, sharing its joy, Pope says
To enter Christ’s empty tomb like the disciples and see that He has risen, Christians today also must “bend down”, Pope Francis said in his Easter message.
Ten years after his death, St John Paul’s example lives on, Pope says
The example St John Paul II gave the world is still alive and many people continue to be inspired by his faith, passion and joy, Pope Francis said.
“Our work is to pray, so we pray for the world”
When visitors enter the Jamberoo Abbey church, located in southern New South Wales, the first thing to strike them is the stunning backdrop of full-length glass windows behind the altar and tabernacle.
Movie Review – Furious 7
True to form, exotic settings, stale dictums and always-murky moral values characterise Furious 7, the latest instalment in the Fast and Furious series.
MOVIE REVIEW AND PROMOTION – Spain’s Camino: Walking it takes a month, making a film five years
By Mark Pattison
The famed 805km Camino trek from southern France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, takes pilgrims about a month or a bit more, depending on the pace, the pilgrim's fitness, any hurts sustained along the way, sightseeing and the like.
But bringing a film about the Camino to viewers took filmmaker Lydia Smith five years.
Smith did her filming in the spring of 2009 on...
Bishop tells Kimberley Aboriginal community to heal divisions
A day after a deadly brawl that left homes trashed and forced families to move into a community hall, the Catholic Church has warned Aboriginal residents of Kalumburu they are vulnerable while divided.
