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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Uganda’s bishops reviewing country’s anti-gay law, says church official
Uganda’s Catholic bishops have begun reviewing a text of the country’s new anti-gay law in order to come up with “an educated” response, said a senior church official.
Inspired by Pope Francis, Sao Paulo parishioners form youth group
After hearing Pope Francis speak at the event, these young adults, from what is considered the richest neighborhood in Sao Paulo, decided to form a youth group.
Use Lent to shed apathy to sin, poverty, indifference to God, pope says
Lent is a time to shed lazy, un-Christian habits and snap out of one’s apathy toward people harmed by violence, poverty and not having God in their lives, Pope Francis said.
Latin American Catholics say pope took different perspective to Vatican
Many Latin American church leaders, who in the past have felt excluded from the decisions made at the highest echelons of the church, expressed appreciation for the perspective Pope Francis has taken to the Vatican.
Pope, in interview, suggests church could tolerate some civil unions
Pope Francis suggested the Catholic Church could tolerate some types of nonmarital civil unions as a practical measure to guarantee property rights and health care.
Catholic clergy in Crimea defend Ukraine’s right to self-determination
Catholic clergy in Crimea have defended Ukraine’s right to self-determination. Bishops called for prayers for peace, but a priest in the naval port of Sevastopol said the families of Catholic troops serving with Ukrainian and Russian forces were “deeply confused and worried” about the military confrontation in the Crimean peninsula.
Big year ahead for JPII-inspired Voice of the Voiceless
“You must continue to be the face of Christ for others”, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB told more than 100 members and friends of the Voice of the Voiceless (VoV) Ministry on February 22.
Pope Francis’ constant refrain: ‘Go forth,’ evangelize, help the poor
Pope Francis’ most frequent advice and exhortation to Catholics — from laypeople in parishes to bishops and cardinals — is “Go forth.” In Italian, the phrase is even snappier: “Avanti.”
Tacloban recovery slow as residents confront questions about the future
A small sign — a sheet of paper printed from a computer — announces “We’re now open” on the front door of Matthew’s Meat Shop on Real Street, across from some of the most devastated communities in this typhoon-ravaged city.
Lessons in style: Pope’s gestures, choices are teaching moments
From the moment Pope Francis, dressed simply in a white cassock, stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time and bowed, he signaled his pontificate would bring some style differences to the papacy.
