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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
INTERNATIONAL: Pope Francis strengthened, encouraged by talks with Benedict XVI
Pope Francis said that he continues to visit retired Pope Benedict XVI, 92, who is “like a grandfather” who continues to encourage him and give him strength.
Fight fake news with humble search for truth, Pope Francis tells journalists
Pope Francis has said the task of journalism is to seek the truth, which requires humility and freedom of the press.
SPECIAL REPORT: Pope Francis issues new norms on mandatory abuse reporting
Pope Francis has revised and clarified norms and procedures for holding bishops and religious superiors accountable in protecting minors as well as in protecting members of religious orders and seminarians from abuse.
INTERNATIONAL: Pope Francis encourages Catholics to join ecumenical prayer campaign
In a video recorded on the phone of the Anglican archbishop of Canterbury, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to join the worldwide “Thy Kingdom Come” prayer campaign from 30 May to 9 June.
OBITUARY: Jean Vanier, the man who changed lives of intellectually disabled
Jean Vanier, founder of L’Arche communities and co-founder of Faith and Light, died on 7 May at the age of 90.
INTERNATIONAL: Be merciful ministers of Christ, Pope tells new priests
The priesthood is not a “cultural association or a union”, but a ministry of mercy anchored on Christ’s mission to bring hope to the downtrodden and comfort to those who suffer, Pope Francis told new priests.
SPECIAL FEATURE: ‘Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us’
Forgiveness is the central tenant of Christianity and Pope Francis focussed on its importance as one of the seven petitions of the Our Father, as taught to us by Christ, as he returned to the theme of his recent catechesis on the Lord’s Prayer.
SPECIAL FEATURE – ‘Give us this day our daily bread’
By Eric Martin
In part three of his catechesis on the Lord’s Prayer, Pope Francis pointed to the line where we ask God to “give us our daily bread”, which is something “we need to live as children of God”.
“Prayer – Jesus teaches us – does not begin in human existence after the stomach is full; rather it lurks wherever there is a man, any man, who is hungry, who cries, who struggles, who su...
Portrait of Saint Pope John Paul II unites Perth parishes
A painting of Saint John Paul II, painted by one of Perth’s own priests, will hang in the new Banksia Grove Parish once construction of the church is completed in 2021.
The inspiration for the painting stemmed from a promise Manning Parish Priest Fr Patrick Lim made to Banksia Grove Parish Priest Fr Vinh Dong, after the former heard the announcement the new parish in Banksia Grove would be n...
INTERNATIONAL – After offering instruction, Pope gives first Communion to 245 children
By Cindy Wooden
In the Catholic heart of Bulgaria, Pope Francis celebrated a special Mass for 245 children receiving their first Communion and thanked them for helping him, their parents, and grandparents remember their own first Communion.
"Today you have made it possible for us to relive that joy and to celebrate Jesus, present in the bread of life," the Holy Father told the children on 6...
