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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
New Cancer facility to treat up to 1000 patients a year
Plans for a new cancer facility at St John of God Murdoch Hospital have been announced to enhance patient access to comprehensive cancer care in Perth’s southern suburbs.
Doing good and doing it well: Thirty years of Catholic Outreach
Parish Pastoral Care Program Coordinators from across the Archdiocese of Perth gathered at the Catholic Pastoral Centre in Highgate on 15 August, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Catholic Outreach with a Mass celebrated by Applecross Parish Priest Father Nelson Po, followed by a brunch event.
Francis: ‘Cross is sign of God’s love, not superstitious ornament’
Christ’s cross is a powerful symbol of God’s love for humanity and not just a decoration or trinket, Pope Francis has said.
The Rental
Those chafing under the travel restrictions imposed by the current pandemic may take comfort from The Rental (IFC), the story of an oceanside getaway gone fatally wrong.
MOVIE REVIEW: Radioactive
By Kurt Jensen
Rosamund Pike stars in a scene from the movie "Radioactive". Photo: Amazon Studios/CNS.
The key to any good film biography of a scientist is found in the montages that show the discovery or invention that gained the subject fame.
On that score, Radioactive (Amazon), the story of Marie Curie (Rosamund Pike), the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for physics, does...
Catholic leaders publish report on Church governance
The Light from the Southern Cross: Promoting Co-Responsible Governance in the Catholic Church in Australia has now been published by the ACBC and CRA. Photo: Sourced.
The Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference and Catholic Religious Australia have now published an important and substantial document on the review of diocesan and parish governance and management in Australia.
The review w...
How did the lockdown affect our physical and mental wellbeing?
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame are looking into what lessons can be learned from the COVID 19 lockdown. Image: Stock.
The influential
philosopher George Santayana once famously said “Those who do not remember the
past are condemned to repeat it.” The message is simple, we must learn lessons
from our past endeavours to better prepare and limit the effects of similar
future eve...
INTERNATIONAL: WHO leader supports Pope’s call for fair, global access to vaccine
By Carol Glatz
The head of the
World Health Organisation (WHO), which has been strongly advocating rapid, fair
and equitable access to potential COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, voiced support
for Pope Francis’ similar call for global protections.
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St Peter's Square at the Vatican on 23 August 2020...
Fourth Australian Ambassador to the Holy See appointed
Australia’s bishops
have welcomed the appointment of a new residential Ambassador to the Holy See,
with Chiara Porro presenting her credentials to Pope Francis on Thursday 27
August.
Ms Porro has worked within the Department of Foreign Affairs for most of the past dozen years, including in overseas postings in India and New Caledonia. She has also served in the Department of Prime Minister ...
Fr Don Hughes OMI to be remembered as a valued priest, educator and formator
Father Donald Oswin Hughes OMI, former Rector of St Charles’ Seminary and founding Rector of Mazenod College, died on 20 July 2020 at the age of 87.
