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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Members of Neocatechumenal Way take Gospel to the public square
For the five Sundays of Easter this year, members of the Neocatechumenal Way from all across the Los Angeles Archdiocese and the San Bernardino and Orange dioceses took the good news of the Gospel to the public squares of Southern California.
Different faiths, same witness: How Vatican explains prayers for peace
Popes pray for peace; it is part of their ministry. And when war is raging or peace negotiations seem hopelessly bogged down, recent popes have invited leaders of other Christian traditions and other faiths to join them in prayer.
End ‘contempt’ for Gypsies, help them be good citizens, pope says
Members of Gypsy communities around the world are among the poorest, most marginalized people in society, which makes them particularly vulnerable to discrimination, oppression and exploitation, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Half-hearted Catholics aren’t really Catholics at all
Those who insist others pray and believe exactly like they do, those who have alternatives to every church teaching and benefactors who use the church as a cover for business connections may call themselves Catholics, but they have one foot out the door, Pope Francis said.
Memories of genocide drive Rwandans in rebuilding their nation
Every time Nathalie Piraino returns home to Rwanda, she sees a country advancing economically and politically and where the development of people, especially women, is foremost.
Pope: Take up God’s offer to face life’s problems with his love, wisdom
People can choose either to tackle life’s challenges with the loving and wise heart of God or be driven by their own passions and interests, Pope Francis said.
Pope honours Jesuit killed in Syria, pleads for end to violence
Pope Francis said the assassination of “my confrere,” a 75-year-old Dutch Jesuit in Syria, “filled me with deep sadness and made me think again of all the people who suffer and are dying in that martyred country.”
Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at center for elderly, disabled
Pope Francis will celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at a Rome rehabilitation facility for the elderly and people with disabilities.
Catholic convent, Maronite village latest targets of vandals in Israel
A Catholic convent near Jerusalem and a largely Maronite village in Galilee were damaged in recent weeks as a two-year wave of vandalism directed at Christians and Muslims in Israel and the West Bank continued.
Pope: Cross isn’t an ornament, Christianity isn’t a do-gooder’s guide
Christianity isn’t a philosophy or guide to survival, good behavior and peace, it’s a relationship with a real person who died on the cross for our sins, Pope Francis said.
