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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
ACBC plea for clemency for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran
The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ACBC) has written to Indonesian President Joko Widodo expressing concern for the circumstances of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who are facing the death penalty.
Pope to dads: Play with your kids, be strong, loving, moral role models
When their lives are all work and no play, men turn their children into “orphans” who lack a father to guide them, show them love and teach them values, Pope Francis said.
New Life in the Cemetery
A decision several years ago to plant vineyards to beautify vacant cemetery land and produce wine for Mass has proven to be a win-win for the diocese of Oakland, in California, and its parishes and schools.
Pope names former top prosecutor to head board for clergy abuse appeals
Pope Francis has this week named the Vatican’s former chief prosecutor of clerical sex abuse cases to head his new doctrinal team dealing with appeals filed by clergy accused of abuse.
Large Families the bearers of hope – Pope Francis
Pope Francis has this week spoken about families, contraception and ideological colonisations that threaten the family – in the process gaining world-wide media attention and sparking questions from Catholics and non-Catholics alike.
Pope to Sri Lankans: Reconciliation means dialogue, ‘pursuit of truth’
Arriving in Sri Lanka, a country recovering from two-and-a-half decades of ethnic and religious civil war, Pope Francis said reconciliation would require its people to explore their painful recent history and accept persistent differences within their multicultural society.
Pope Francis condemns “Abhorrent” terrorist attack in Paris
Pope Francis has denounced today’s attack by terrorists at the offices of Paris magazine Charlie Hebdo in a statement released by the Holy See Press Office.
Notre Dame confers Honorary Doctor of Laws on Dr Carolyn Woo
The University of Notre Dame Australia has conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa on Dr Carolyn Woo at a graduation ceremony on Wednesday, 17 December 2014.
Unbroken
Positive values permeate the inspirational fact-based drama Unbroken (Universal). Despite its admirable qualities, however, the film also represents something of a missed opportunity.
General Audience: Jesus chose to come to the world as part of a family
The family is the “great gift that the Lord has given to the world ever since the beginning, when he entrusted to Adam and Eve the mission of multiplying and filling the earth; the gift that Jesus confirmed and sealed in His Gospel”, said the Holy Father.
