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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Vatican gives tips on preparing homilies, tying them to catechism
A homily at Mass is not a mini catechism class, the Vatican says in a new document on homilies, but it is an opportunity to explain Church teaching using the Scripture readings and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis: the participation of women in the social and ecclesial spheres is a challenge that cannot be deferred
Women’s cultures: between equality and difference, an issue of great interest to Pope Francis, was the theme of this week’s Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture.
Sainthood cause for Focolare founder formally begins
Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement, “lit a new light in the Church’s journey toward unity”, Pope Francis has said.
Pope recognises martyrdom of Archbishop Romero
After decades of debate within the Church, Pope Francis formally recognised that Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was killed “in hatred of the faith” and not for purely political reasons.
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.
