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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Bishop Mark Edwards OMI installed as sixth Bishop of Wagga Wagga
The Catholic Church of Australia welcomed some good news last week as the Most Rev Mark Stuart Edwards OMI was received as the sixth Bishop of Wagga Wagga during a Liturgical Reception and Solemn Mass at St Michael’s Cathedral, Wagga Wagga on 22 July.
PLENARY 2020 – Working Document next step on Plenary Council journey
The working document, or Instrumentum Laboris, for the Plenary Council will provide a constant reminder of the need for deep and ongoing discernment of God’s will for the Church, the Council’s president has said.
Francis to young people: Show grandparents, the elderly that you care
Pope Francis waves to the crowd in St Peter's Square from a window of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican during his 26 July Angelus address, in which the Supreme Pontiff urged young people to show grandparents and the elderly tenderness. Photo: IPA/Sipa via Reuters.
By Carol Glatz
Pope Francis called
on young people to reach out to their grandparents or the elderly who may be
lonely or ...
How One Disability Qualification led to three rewarding jobs
Mitchell Barber was working in an unfulfilling job for years, but this motivated him to make the change towards a rewarding career path.
Perth couple tell of wedding experience in the face of COVID-19
Glendalough parishioners Paul and Laura Catalanotto know a thing or two about organising and hosting a wedding – particularly in the middle of a global pandemic. With many engaged couples postponing or outright cancelling their weddings during the COVID-19 pandemic, Paul Catalanotto, who hails from New Orleans in the United States of America, explains the couple’s decision to go ahead with the wedding two months earlier than planned, and how they coped.
A QandA with UNDA Vice Chancellor Francis Campbell
Student and staff representatives recently sat
down for a Zoom Q&A session with our Vice Chancellor Professor Francis
Campbell. Check out the video recording, listen to the audio, or read the
transcript right here!
https://vimeo.com/415039776
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ehK5Axp4IRuPUEl4UeqJv
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The Teachers impart faith through the power of music
Two Perth Catholic educators are making the best of their talents and platforms by collaborating on music that speaks to the mind and hearts of young people inside and outside of the classroom.
Vatican releases guide on how leaders must handle abuse allegations
The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has last week released a 17-page document offering a step-by-step guide for how bishops, religious superiors and canon lawyers are supposed to handle accusations of alleged abuse by clerics against minors.
Free online music copyright workshop, among support offered by CFL during crisis
The Centre for Liturgy (CFL) will be hosting a free online workshop on Thursday 3 September to address and guide parishioners on the use of music copyright, especially for parishes that depend on livestream services, during this time.
Cardinal Pell, describing prison, says he knew ‘the Lord was with me’
Australian Cardinal George Pell, 79, a former senior adviser to Pope Francis, has broken his silence two months after the country’s High Court overturned his conviction for sexual abuse of two teenagers.
