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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Norbertine’s Perth co-founder returns to God
Originally from County Cavan, Ireland, Fr Stephen was ordained at Holy Trinity Abbey, Kilnacrott, on 2 July 1955, before being invited four years later by then Archbishop Redmond Prendiville to work in the growing Archdiocese of Perth.
Mercy Week 2023 Celebrating Heritage, Values, and Community
Catherine McAuley, the visionary founder of the Sisters of Mercy, dedicated her life to serving the less fortunate, and her legacy of compassion lives on through the work of MercyCare.
LAUDATE DEUM SPECIAL REPORT: Pope Francis criticises science ‘deniers’
The new Apostolic Exhortation, addressed “to all people of good will on the climate crisis,” is a follow-up to “clarify and complete” his 2015 encyclical because, he wrote, over the past eight years, “our responses have not been adequate, while the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point.”
Kimberley Calling: Volunteers needed
The Catholic Diocese of Broome is looking for people to support its ministry and outreach in Kalumburu and Kimberley Retreat (Warmun).
Life too precious to be destroyed this way: WA becomes the latest state to amend abortion legislation
Western Australia has become the latest state to expand its abortion laws, following the passing of the Acts Amendment (Abortion) Bill 1998 on 20 September.
Speaking in a statement published 20 June, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said that life is simply too precious to be destroyed in this way.
SYNOD 2023: Pope Francis prays for listening instead of polarisation
Seated before the San Damiano cross, in front of which St Francis of Assisi said he heard Jesus tell him to “rebuild my church,” Pope Francis prayed that “the synod be a ‘kairos’ (moment) of fraternity, a place where the Holy Spirit will purify the church from gossip, ideologies and polarization.”
Revitalising Catholic Youth Ministry in Perth: A Five-Year Mandate for Change
In the spirit of Pope Francis and in a bid to increase the involvement of Catholic youth in the life of the Church, the Archdiocese of Perth with Catholic Youth Ministry Perth embarked on a review process to look at the key challenges facing Catholic youth in Perth.
Perth Catholics invited to deepen knowledge Church in Australia
Author of a biography of the American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, and co-editor of the volume Catholic Enlightenment in Europe and North America, Dr Overhoff is an expert on early modern intellectual and religious life.
Obituary: Father Thomas Henry Byrne
A few months after his retirement, Father Henry became a helper to Father Ken Keating at Our Lady of Grace North Beach and celebrated his 50th Anniversary of priesthood at this parish in June 2006.
World Prayer Assembly aims to unite in prayer and ignite spiritual renewal
Flame Ministries International has recently responded to an invitation to participate and lead events as part of the World Prayer Assembly which has this commenced in Perth under the theme ‘Wave of Glory’ to unite in prayer and ignite a movement of spiritual renewal.
