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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
PLENARY 2020: Discernment papers help sharpen focus for Plenary Council
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB says the six discernment papers for the fifth Plenary Council of Australia signify the latest milestone as the Church considers its present circumstances and discerns its future.
LIFELINK WINTER APPEAL 2020: Catholic Outreach continues ministry through the tough times
For an agency that operates by connecting with people – visiting, delivering meals, providing transport – the restrictions in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic have meant that coordinators of Catholic Outreach Parish Care programs have had to reconsider the delivery of their services.
Francis leads rosary to pray for pandemic’s end from Vatican Gardens, Lourdes
Together with a religious sister who survived COVID-19 and a woman who lost her mother to the deadly virus, Pope Francis led the recitation of rosary by asking Mary to intercede to save the world from the pandemic.
Parish profiles can help communities set pastoral priorities
Profiles of almost 1300 Catholic parishes across Australia – including 101 Perth parishes – have recently been published, offering insights that those parishes have been encouraged to use in their pastoral planning processes.
Thousands tune-in online to witness Adelaide install new Archbishop
The Archdiocese of Adelaide welcomed its 12th Archbishop this week as the Most Rev Patrick O’Regan was installed in a near empty St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral in an occasion full of beauty, grace and emotion as the former Bishop of Sale and priest of Bathurst committed himself to his new flock.
Capone
By John Mulderig
Scarface goes bugsy
in Capone (Vertical). This
biographical drama tracks the last year in the life of legendary Chicago
kingpin Al Capone (1899 to 1947) – played with intensity by Tom Hardy – as his
mind disintegrates from the effects of neurosyphilis. It makes for queasy
viewing.
Friendships flourish during social restrictions at Mercyville
Strong friendships are flourishing at Mercy Health’s Mercyville aged care facility with young students from a local school, despite the current restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic
Pope blesses visitors on feast of Ascension
St Peter’s Square was open to the public on 24 May, the Solemnity of the Ascension, and scores of visitors turned up for Pope Francis’ midday prayer and blessing.
SPECIAL REPORT: Australia to be entrusted to the care of Mary Help of Christians
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect Australians’ lives, including their worship, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB will this weekend join with with Bishops from across Australia in entrusting the country to the care of Mary Help of Christians on her feast day.
SPECIAL REPORT: New dates set for 2020 Plenary Council Assemblies
The two assemblies for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia will now take place in October 2021 and April 2022, following the disruption of the original schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
