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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
For Mother Dolores Hart, it’s time for her close-up — again
Don’t look now, but Dolores Hart is about to become a star again, 50 years after her last movie. Hart — that’s Mother Dolores, the prioress of a Benedictine women’s monastery in Bethlehem, Conn. — has just had her memoir published a year after a documentary featuring her life in as a cloistered nun picked up an Oscar nomination for best documentary short subject.
Irish missionary says women can foster peace in Nigeria’s conflict
Women can play an important role in bringing peace and stability to violence-wracked northern Nigeria if some of the country’s discriminatory social rituals ended, an Irish missionary sister working in the West African nation said.
Religious freedom gets more lip service than guarantees, pope says
Religious freedom is talked about more than it is protected, Pope Francis said. “The serious violations inflicted on this basic right are causes of serious concern,” and the world’s nations must act together to uphold “the intangible dignity of the human person against every attack,” he said.
Lay members meet to contribute to Regnum Christi’s transformation
Members of Regnum Christi, the lay movement associated with the Legionaries of Christ, said they don’t feel they are on a salvage mission, but rather are part of a transformation.
By explaining church building, authors help form better Catholics
Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington and Mike Aquilina have discovered a simple but effective way to teach Catholics about Catholicism. Replicating the formula used in their 2011 book, “The Mass: The Glory, the Mystery, the Tradition,” the co-authors explain what is inside the church building and why it is there.
French Catholic leader urges continued opposition to same-sex marriage
A French Catholic campaigner urged church leaders not to give up opposition to same-sex marriage, despite the spread of laws allowing the practice across Europe.
‘Sad bigot’ to savvy evangelist: there’s a frame for that
How can confident lay, religious and ordained Catholic communicators grasp the opportunities presented by controversy? CatholicVoices co-founder Austen Ivereigh gave a concrete example at The Great Grace Conference in Sydney, last month.
Archbishops offer prayers after collapse of building in Philadelphia
The collapse of two buildings in Philadelphia’s center city June 5 that left six people dead and more than a dozen injured drew the attention of Catholic leaders, including those at the Vatican. Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, wrote a letter June 6 to Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput expressing sympathy for the victims and pledging prayers.
Pope nixes ‘boring’ practice of reading text to students, uses Q&A
Pope Francis ditched a 1,250-word prepared speech to students saying it would be “a tad boring” to read out loud and opted instead to just quickly hit the high points and spend the rest of the time answering people’s questions.
A different way of doing business
The US United Steelworkers Union, with headquarters based in the heart of the US rustbelt in Pittsburgh, is estimated to have approximately 860,000 members across a range of manufacturing industries in Canada and the US, making it the single largest trade union in North America. On October 27, 2009 the Union announced it had reached an agreement with the Mondragon International SA. Editor Peter Rosengren comments on this in his Editorial …
