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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Victims of war, conflict deserve mourning, not indifference, pope says
Pope Francis urged people to overcome indifference and to mourn for the innumerable victims of war and conflict around the world.
Ugandan bishops reserve judgment on new anti-gay law
Uganda’s Catholic bishops reaffirmed their opposition to homosexuality, but reserved judgment on a recently ratified bill imposing harsh punishment for homosexual acts in the East African nation.
Kolbe staff, local priests plan students’ formation
According to the Bishops’ mandate, “parish and Catholic school decision-makers need to work together. The Kolbe Catholic College community is blessed to have wonderful support from its local parishes.
UNDA thanks committed Cardinal
The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Vice Chancellor Professor Celia Hammond congratulated the Cardinal Archbishop of Sydney George Pell on his appointment as Prefect to the new Secretariat for the Economy at the Vatican, earlier this week.
Ukrainian archbishop sees lingering threat of war, but signs of hope
The three months of protests in Ukraine that ended with government snipers killing dozens of people strengthened the commitment to democracy of many Ukrainians, but also left the country vulnerable to further violence and division, said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Pope asks families to pray for October synod
Pope Francis asked families to pray for the success of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the “pastoral challenges to the family in the context of evangelization,” which will take place at the Vatican in October.
Church law not clear-cut on offering second-class relics for donation
Canon 1190 Paragraph 1 says “it is absolutely forbidden to sell sacred relics.” But there’s kind of a gray area with regard to the offer of a relic in exchange for a donation.
Coptic Orthodox condemn killings of Egyptians in Libya
The Coptic Orthodox Church has condemned the killing of seven Egyptian Christians in neighbouring Libya.
Human trafficking film to premiere at John XXIII College
Corridors of Children, a film that takes a closer look at children who are trapped and exploited in the sex trade industry, will premier at John XXIII College in Mt Claremont on March 13.
Perth woman’s community reeling in rebel’s wake
Lesley Akora, a Catholic African community leader and a WA inductee into the WA Women’s Hall of Fame wrote the following letter to her fellow Catholics in Perth upon returning from a trip to her home village, late last year.
