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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Families and forgiveness: Australian family shares their tragic story
In February 2020, Leila and Danny Abdallah lost their children Antony, 13, Angelina, 12, and Sienna, 8, and their niece, Veronique Sakr, 11, when a driver who was drunk and on drugs drove up on the sidewalk.
Since then, what has dominated the Abdallahs’ life is their focus on the power of forgiveness.
To evangelise is to live the Gospel, then share it, Pope Francis says
One cannot share the Gospel without living it first, Pope Francis said in separate meetings with members of the general chapters of the Pauline Fathers and Comboni Missionaries.
War, Vatican II, decision making: Pope shares insights with Jesuit editors
Meeting in May with the editors of 10 Jesuit magazines, Pope Francis responded to six questions about his concerns for the Catholic Church and the world.
Pope saddened by Pentecost attack in Nigeria
Pope Francis expressed his solidarity and closeness with Catholics in Nigeria after gunmen stormed a church and reportedly killed at least 50 people during a Pentecost Mass.
Pope asks Mary, Queen of Peace, to end war in Ukraine and everywhere
After setting white flowers at a statue of Mary, Queen of Peace, Pope Francis prayed the Rosary and asked Mary to intercede to bring peace to Ukraine and every place in the world torn by violent conflict.
Cardinal Zen charged with improperly registering fund, pleads not guilty
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and several others pleaded not guilty in a Hong Kong court to charges of failing to properly register a now-defunct fund to help anti-government protesters.
Poverty driving children into forced labor must be tackled, Pope says
Pope Francis wrote that he hoped for greater commitment in working to find effective ways of protecting children’s dignity and rights through social protection systems and access to education.
Pope to grandparents, elderly: We must lead revolution of tenderness
Pope Francis said the elderly should become “artisans of the revolution of tenderness”
through their gifts, wisdom, relationships and power of prayer, to set the world free from loneliness and the demon of war.
Pope to Sri Lankan leaders: People need truth about 2019 Easter bombings
Three years after multiple bombings killed more than 260 people on Easter and lingering questions remain about those behind the attacks, Pope Francis appealed to Sri Lankan authorities to shed light on what happened.
Leaked draft of Supreme Court opinion indicates overturn of Roe decision
The 98-page draft, which includes a 31-page appendix of historical state abortion laws, is an opinion in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization – a case about Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with the potential to also overturn Roe.
