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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Special Mass celebrates 30th anniversary of St John Paul II’s visit to Australia
Today we remember the visit of Saint John Paull II to Alice Springs 30 years ago. His words to the Aboriginal People still ring out around Australia: The Church in Australia herself will not be fully the Church that Jesus wants her to be until you have made your contribution to her life and until that contribution has been joyfully received by others.
Pope asks scientists to find solutions, declare rules to save planet
Humanity does not own God’s gift of creation and has no right to pillage it, Pope Francis said.
Amoris Laetitia a remarkable gift for the Church: Archbishop Costelloe
The beauty of the family, based on the indissoluble marriage between a man and a woman, and the fragile realities and challenges facing married couples today, was the focus of Pope Francis’ 2016 Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, The Joy of Love, released in April.
Proclaim Christ the king of mercy, Pope says at end of Holy Year
Following Christ the King, whose regal power is love and mercy, means the whole Church and each Christian must “follow his way of tangible love,” Pope Francis said.
Time of mercy: Holy Doors close, but mission of mercy continues
The Year of Mercy brought more than 20 million pilgrims to Rome, but for Pope Francis, the idea always was that the celebration of God’s mercy would be local: have people experience God’s love in their parishes and send them out into the world to commit random acts of mercy.
Pope: World needs a justice system open to hope, not just punishment
After celebrating Mass with detainees and people who had been in prison, Pope Francis recently called on governments to mark the end of the Year of Mercy by extending clemency to deserving inmates.
Catholic Church’s TJHC welcomes Commonwealth CSA redress announcement
The Catholic Church’s Truth Justice and Healing Council (TJHC) has welcomed the 4 November Commonwealth Government announcement that it will establish and run a national redress scheme for the survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.
Masses to be celebrated outdoors after massive earthquake in Italy
Priests in central Italy were instructed to celebrate Mass outdoors following another devastating earthquake that rocked the region and brought one its most spiritually and historically significant churches tumbling down.
For vocations, one must go out, listen, call, Pope says
In its ministry to young people, and especially in vocations promotion work, Church workers must step out of the sacristy and take seriously the questions and concerns of the young, Pope Francis said.
Jesuits elect Venezuelan as new head of order
Jesuit Father Arturo Sosa Abascal, 67, a member of the Jesuits’ Venezuelan province, has been elected the first non-European superior general of the Society of Jesus.
