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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Papal nuncio prays for new pope as he faces ‘great task’ leading church
Toward the end of a Mass of thanksgiving at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception celebrating the inauguration of Pope Francis March 19, a brass and timpani ensemble erupted with a triumphant hymn.
Mercy works by giving hope
Rollen, 24, lives in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Village life is often demanding and, for many years, she desperately wanted to study. At age 17 she was finally able to, and since then, she believes anything is possible.
Pope Francis to diplomats: Moral relativism endangers peace
The pope met with Vatican diplomatic corps on May 22. in the Apostolic Palace’s Sala Regia, the vast “royal hall” where popes traditionally received Catholic monarchs.
Pope francis celebrates Palm Sunday
Pope Francis carries woven palm fronds as he walks in procession at the start of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 24.
Vatican security scrambling, yet prepared for pope’s love of the scrum
Pope Francis’ style of breaking away from his security detail and diving toward the crowds means his protectors have had to do a quick rewrite of strategy, sometimes on the spot.
Specialist to head Sydney UNDA Law
Professor Michael Quinlan has been appointed Dean of Law at The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Sydney Campus. The new Dean has a distinguished legal background over 23 years at leading commercial law firm Allens, where he was Senior Partner of the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Practice Group from 1998 to 2012.
Bishops urge peace, tolerance as Zimbabwe readies for general elections
General elections in Zimbabwe, expected in the second half of the year, will be as important in determining the country’s destiny as the 1980 vote that led to independence from Great Britain, said the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference. Zimbabwe “needs to close the door to political intolerance, violence, impunity, lack of transparency and accountability, intimidation, corruption and open another (door) to a true democratic dispensation,” Zimbabwe’s eight bishops said in a mid-March pastoral letter.
Parishes unite to make things right
Over 500 people from four local parishes attended a Celebration of The Year of Grace – a Liturgy of Healing and Reconciliation last Thursday night. The evening was both a spiritual and an historical one. It was a moment when, through the Grace of God, the four parishes united in faith and solidarity; the first time that the Parishes of Rockingham, Baldivis, Kwinana and Port Kennedy have come together to pray as one body.
Interreligious leaders hope for continuity of Catholic ties
The election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as the pope holds great promise for interreligious relations to continue on a path started by Blessed John Paul II, said several U.S. religious leaders.
Syrian Christians turn to Turkish churches, not refugee camps, for help
Churches and monasteries in Turkey are struggling to shelter a rising number of Syrian Christian refugees who are reluctant to seek help at government-run relief camps because of reported Muslim extremism, said a Catholic Relief Services staffer.
