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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Chilean archbishop says pope will go to Africa, Asia next year
Chilean Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello of Santiago told his people he hoped Pope Francis would visit Argentina on a South American tour in 2015, but he said the pope told him the 2014 trip schedule was already full.
UNDA nurses and midwives honoured
Six academics from the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Notre Dame’s Fremantle Campus were recently recognised for their outstanding commitment to the nursing profession in WA.
U.K. may allow DNA changes to abolish disease; church institute unhappy
A Catholic bioethics institute criticized plans by the British government to create “genetically modified children” free of hereditary disease and said the treatment could affect the child’s descendants in unknown ways.
UNDA Indigenous student to study at Oxford University
Sharon Davis, a nationally recognised Education student from the University of Notre Dame, Australia’s Broome Campus, has been accepted to study at Oxford University in the UK. Ms Davis, a Bardi Kija woman, aims to retain Aboriginal culture and identity with the help of her studies.
Italian media report step toward Blessed John Paul’s canonization
Although the process is not complete and is supposed to be secret at this point, Italian media are reporting that the canonization of Blessed John Paul II is another step closer.
Caritas-UNDA overseas exposure visits enrich uni students’ global outlook
A program which takes students from the University of Notre Dame Australia to different parts of the world to experience how other people live led students to launch a book based on their 2012 visit to Peru last week.
Calling Syria conflict ‘great tribulation,’ pope asks for prayers, aid
Calling the Syrian conflict “a great tribulation,” Pope Francis said tensions throughout the Middle East must give way to dialogue and reconciliation.
Dedication in sport and to community honoured
The outstanding dedication to community and sport by students from The University of Notre Dame Australia has been recognised through the Queen’s Birthday honours and at the Western Australian of the Year Awards for 2013.
‘Don’t dumb down the faith,’ priest tells Denver convention crowd
The “dumbing down of the Catholic faith” that impacted catechesis in the mid-1960s “was a pastoral disaster of the first order,” Father Robert Barron told a crowd of about 500 people at the Catholic Media Conference in Denver June 19.
St Pat’s and UNDA join for volunteers
To recognise the special people who volunteer their time and effort to the community, both Notre Dame and St Patrick’s Community Support Centre in Fremantle threw a special breakfast for volunteers.
