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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Christ’s story does not end in the tomb
A weekly newspaper alone is no longer affecting all those the Church desires to reach, says James Parker in this week’s editorial.
Cathedral rector named auxiliary bishop of U.S. Syro-Malabar diocese
Pope Francis has appointed the rector of the Syro-Malabar cathedral in Bellwood, Illinois, to be an auxiliary bishop for the Chicago-based Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of St. Thomas.
Christian groups urge Obama to take action to stop violence in Gaza
U.S. Christian organizations called on President Barack Obama to take direct action to stop the current violence in the Gaza Strip and to work toward a just peace for both Israelis and Palestinians.
Holy Land priests on both sides try to help parishioners confront war
Two priests on either side of the Gaza border are trying to help their small communities confront the realities of war.
Catholic mask: Italian bishops try to reveal truth behind mafia’s faith
The godfather who stands up for a child’s baptism one day and spends the rest of the week running a brutal crime ring unfortunately is not the stuff of movies.
Free from ordeal in Sudan, woman condemned for apostasy meets pope
Meeting a Sudanese woman who risked execution for not renouncing her Catholic faith, Pope Francis thanked Meriam Ibrahim for her steadfast witness to Christ.
Korean priest says homeland needs to hear pope’s message of simplicity
Father Jong Ki Kim is excited that Pope Francis’s first major trip to Asia will be to his home diocese, Daejeon, South Korea, and that he and 23 others from Hawaii’s Korean Catholic Community will be there.
Holy Land tour operators scramble to help pilgrims after flight ban
With most international airlines canceling their flights into Israel’s Ben Gurion airport after several Hamas missiles were launched toward the area July 22, Anton Mousallam has only three words on his mind: cancellation, cancellation, cancellation.
Jerusalem patriarch: Don’t punish all Gaza Palestinians because of Hamas
It is impossible for Israeli military to target Hamas missiles without hitting civilians in the Gaza Strip, said Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem.
Hardness of heart the cause of MH17
In his sermon delivered to Mass-goers at St Mary’s Cathedral in Perth on July 20, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke of the “terrible act of violence in Ukraine which has cost so many lives and horrified the world”, as answers are sought to questions about flight MH17.
