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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Our Lady of La Vang Shrine opens in Keysborough
“We may be small in stature, but we dream big!” Those were the words of Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen, Bishop of the Parramatta diocese, who was in Melbourne this weekend for the opening the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine in Keysborough.
The shrine has been a labour of love for the Vietnamese Catholic
PROJECTION COMPASSION 2020: Shirley’s story: Go further together in justice and service
In the Philippines, Caritas Australia and its partners are working to improve outcomes for indigenous minorities through improved access to education, employment, and healthcare.
Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey
Margot Robbie stars in a scene from the movie "Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey". Photo: Warner Bros/CNS.
By John Mulderig
The DC Comics
adaptation Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey
(Warner Bros) is presumably intended as a tart treat. Instead, it comes across
as a sour exercise in random mayhem.
Margot Robbie plays
Quinn, the psychiatrist who fell for Batman's nemesis, the Joker, while
treating...
Pope says new Vatican finance laws, norms are working
The decade-long process of updating the laws of Vatican City State is part of the Vatican’s support for international commitments to protect people and safeguard vulnerable groups who are “frequently the victims of new, odious forms of illegality”, Pope Francis has said.
Moore appointed to lead National Catholic Education Commission
decade-long process of updating the laws of Vatican City State is part of the Vatican’s support for international commitments to protect people and safeguard vulnerable groups who are “frequently the victims of new, odious forms of illegality”, Pope Francis has said.
Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson, Azhy Robertson and Adam Driver star in a scene from the movie "Marriage Story". Photo: Netflix/CNS.
By John Mulderig
At first blush, the
title of the drama Marriage Story
(Netflix) may strike some as ironic. This is, after all, at least on the
surface, an engrossing study of the divorce process in contemporary America.
Yet thoughtful
viewers, especially those guide...
AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC SUPERANNUATION & RETIREMENT FUND: 2019 ACYF an opportunity to talk to youth
Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (ACSRF) was once again proud to support the Australian Catholic Youth Festival as an exhibitor.
Global scholars convene for Catholic Religious Education conference
More than 77 delegates from across the globe gathered at the second International Conference on Catholic Religious Education in Schools in Melbourne last week.
‘This is Francis’: A Vatican photographer’s call from the Pope
Imagine that your mobile phone rings, and the display says the call is from a “private number” – you expect it to be a telemarketer, but instead, when you answer, you hear a man with an Argentine accent say: “This is Francis. I received your letter”.
Pongal celebration invokes the spirit of thanksgiving
The Tamil Catholic Community of Perth has last month celebrated Pongal, a South-Indian harvest cultural festival at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Maida Vale Parish.
