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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
For ‘Mercy Friday’ initiative, Pope visits young addicts at rehab centre
In the second of his “Mercy Friday” gestures, Pope Francis spent two hours with a group of young adults at a Catholic-run residential drug rehabilitation centre.
Pope calls for jubilee moratorium on death penalty
Pope Francis called for a moratorium on executions during the Year of Mercy and said the fifth commandment, “Thou shalt not kill”, applies not only to the innocent but to the guilty as well.
Project Compassion 2016: Learning more, creating change – Doney’s Story (Malawi)
Doney (pronounced door-nee) is a quiet and humble woman, but thanks to an innovative program supported by Caritas Australia, she’s creating big changes in her life – and in her village.
Fight corruption, work for common good, Pope tells Mexican officials
Pope Francis told Mexico’s president and government officials that the country’s future can be bright only if government and business leaders put an end to a culture of “favours” for the influential and scraps for the poor.
Pope: Live your faith during Lent, perform works of mercy
Lent is a time of conversion and a time to deepen one’s faith, demonstrating and sharing it through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, Pope Francis said in his message for Lent, which begins on 10 February.
Italy: ‘Family Day’ rally draws hundreds of thousands
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Rome’s Circus Maximus to protest against a proposed bill that would grant legal recognition to non-married heterosexual and homosexual couples and give them the right to adopt children.
50th World Communications Day: Speak truth with love, denounce evil, without alienating sinners, says Pope
Use the power of communication to build bridges and heal wounds, not generate hatred or misunderstanding, Pope Francis said in his message for the 50th World Communications Day.
Dialogue, remembrance, peace highlighted as Pope visits synagogue
While the Catholic Church affirms that salvation comes through Jesus, it also recognises that God is faithful and has not revoked His covenant with the Jewish people, Pope Francis said.
Seek out the signs God offers everyone for finding Jesus, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis has last week encouraged the lay faithful to Go out and seek the signs that God is offering everyone today that will lead to Christ.
VIDEO – INAUGURATION OF THE YEAR OF MERCY – Pope Francis Opens Holy Door in Rome
By Junno Arocho Esteves
On a cloudy, damp morning, Pope Francis' voice echoed in the atrium of St. Peter's Basilica: "Open the gates of justice." With five strong thrusts, the pope pushed open the Holy Door, a symbol of God's justice, which he said will always be exercised "in the light of his mercy."
The rite of the opening of the Holy Door was preceded by a Mass with 70,000 pilgrim...
