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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Central African churchmen hope U.N. troops help settle tense situation
Church leaders in the Central African Republic are hoping the arrival of French and African troops will help settle a situation that has effectively left people barricaded in their homes in the capital, Bangui.
In Philippines, a fine line between Advent, Christmas
In the Philippines, the Christmas season starts in September, but the final nine days of Advent have special meaning. “Generally in the Filipino culture … when the ‘ber’ months come, September, October, November, there are already Christmas decorations,” said Father Carmelo Arada Jr. “There are already Christmas carols in the malls.”
Red February: Pope to hold meeting with cardinals, create new ones
In late February, Pope Francis will be seeing red and a lot of it as he meets with the College of Cardinals and creates new members.
Religious back trafficking prayer day
Pope Francis held a workshop at the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences at the Vatican on November 2-3 to study the problem of human trafficking at the behest of women religious.
Hundreds gather to give and to pray for the Philippines
There was a large gathering of Filipinos and Australian friends, civic and family, in Bedford last Saturday evening to raise funds for the survivors of the recent Philippine disasters in the central Philippines.
Embrace the Grace marks ten years
The 10th annual Embrace the Grace conference will be held in New Norcia from December 11-15. This year’s theme is ‘Called to Freedom’, and participants can expect another life-changing five days, as Juanita Shepherd reports…
The forgetting of Wisdom
Once upon a time, the object of learning was the love of wisdom but today’s outcome focused education has become a kind of high pressure drudgery, writes leading Perth educator Dr Andrew Kania.
Jennifer thriving thanks to PAS
Jennifer has been with Personal Advocacy Service (PAS) in Greenmount for four years and I have come to know her more recently. We have bonded really well over the last 12 months and enjoy many of the same things, writes Elizabeth Bishop.
Hope believes in God’s mysterious plan, not personal dreams, pope says
Christian hope believes in “God’s tomorrow,” his mysterious plan that sometimes seems to go against dreams and expectations, Pope Francis told a group of cloistered nuns.
Archbishop challenges Ghanaian Catholics to produce holy politicians
Retired Archbishop Thomas Kwaku Mensah of Kumasi challenged Ghanaian Catholics to produce holy politicians endowed with the fear of God and who want to serve the nation selflessly rather than be served.
