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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
The lay right to be faithful
The lay vocation is chronically undervalued, argued Dr Andrew Kania on February 26. Here is an edited version of the talk he delivered at the inaugural Dawson Society talk in Northbridge.
Cardinals face issue of Catholics embracing faith, but not the church
A major issue facing today’s U.S. Catholic Church is that many people express “absolutely no problem with faith, but they do have a problem with religion,” said New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan.
Every cardinal in his place: Internal ranking determines seating chart
In their general congregation meetings, in liturgical processions and in the Sistine Chapel, every cardinal has a place and each cardinal knows his place. The Vatican calls it “precedence,” and it has little to do with the importance of the cardinal’s day job, the size of his diocese or his age. But it has everything to do with timing.
Panel of lay Catholics weighs in with advice for electing new pope
Laypeople have a right and duty to offer their ideas to the cardinals who will elect the next pope, one theologian observed as part of a panel of lay Catholics who proposed that characteristics such as joy and diplomacy were important to the selection.
Seminarians reflect on Pope Benedict’s ministry, their own vocations
Doustou and fellow seminarians Rhett Williams and Deacons Scott Holmer and Dustin Dought reflects on the pope’s eight-year pontificate and its effect on their lives as young Catholics in interviews at Theological College of The Catholic University of America in Washington.
Cath Ed tells State Government what is needed
The Catholic Education Commission of WA has a list of priorities for Catholic schools for the next term of State Government. Director of Catholic Education, Dr Tim McDonald, said all education sectors face challenging conditions over the next four years and it is important that whichever party wins, government is aware of them.
Amid pre-conclave meetings, cardinals gather for prayer
Seated under Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s statue “Chair of St. Peter,” which celebrates the teaching authority of the pope, more than 100 cardinals gathered March 6 to pray as they prepared to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI.
Mercedes staff share talents with Belmont
Several Mercedes College staff gave many hours of service to bring life back to a 100 year old altar for St Anne’s Parish in Belmont.
No conclave date, but cardinals develop ‘profile’ of new pope
Although by March 6 the world’s cardinals had not set a date to begin the conclave to elect a new pope, they had begun discussing “the profile” required of the next pope to meet the needs of the church, the Vatican spokesman said.
Cardinals discuss needs of church but don’t set conclave date
After completing their third pre-conclave meeting, the College of Cardinals still had not announced a date for the conclave. Instead, they used the March 4 and 5 meetings to discuss needs of the church.
