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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
St. Paul’s Basilica: monument to a church of evangelization
In a short speech just a few days before the conclave that elected him pope, then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio told his fellow cardinals that the next pontiff “must be a man who, from the contemplation and adoration of Jesus Christ, helps the church to go out to the existential peripheries, helps her to be the fruitful mother who gains life from ‘the sweet and comforting joy of evangelizing.'”
Turkey to set up separate camp for Christians near Syrian border
Christians escaping the two-year civil war in Syria will soon have their own humanitarian aid camp in which to live, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Turkey told local media.
To understand Bible, one must understand its nature, pope says
The Catholic faith is not centered simply on a book — the Bible — but on Jesus Christ, the Word of God made flesh, Pope Francis said.
WYD organizers expect bump in attendance with Argentine pope
Members of the local organizing committee for World Youth Day say that, with the recent election of an Argentine pope, they expect up to 2.5 million young people at the international event in Rio de Janeiro.
Pope visits employees of Vatican Secretariat of State
Pope Francis visited the offices of the Vatican Secretariat of State April 12, thanking the employees for their hard work and for their dedication to the church.
Sudan expels secretary-general of Catholic bishops’ conference
Sudan’s security force expelled the secretary-general of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference and two other religious brothers.
Cardinal says Pope Francis’ election is new phase in living Vatican II
The election of Pope Francis marks a new phase in the Catholic Church’s process of fully understanding, responding to and living out the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, said Cardinal Walter Kasper, who was part of the conclave that elected the new pope.
‘Shepherd in combat boots’ awarded Medal of Honor for Korean service
A Catholic Korean War chaplain who selflessly pulled wounded men from enemy fire and helped his fellow prisoners of war keep a sense of hope was honored posthumously with the Medal of Honor, the highest military honor, in an April 11 White House ceremony.
Pope thanks U.S. foundation for fight against poverty, work for peace
In a written greeting to members of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation, Pope Francis said he was “deeply grateful” for their work against poverty and on behalf of peace.
Curbing gun violence ‘builds a culture of life,’ bishop tells senators
Days before the Senate began debate over gun-control legislation, Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif., urged senators to support a bill that “builds a culture of life by promoting policies that reduce gun violence and saves people’s lives in homes and communities.”
