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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Women religious ask pope for world day of prayer against trafficking
After Pope Francis entrusted two Vatican academies to study the problem of human trafficking, a group of women religious asked the pope to raise greater awareness in the church about the issue by establishing a worldwide day of prayer and fasting.
Gifts of many cultures make Catholic Church stronger, Bishop Fabre says
The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux is rich in cultural diversity and the gifts of many cultures that make the church stronger, Bishop Shelton J. Fabre said Oct. 30.
All Saints, All Souls feasts are time to renew hope, pope says
At the end of the feast of All Saints, just before the sun set, Pope Francis celebrated an outdoor Mass at Rome’s Verano cemetery and urged Christians to hang on to hope as they reflect on the promise that earthly life ends with eternal life in heaven.
Saints aren’t superheroes, they just never strayed from God, pope says
Saints aren’t superheroes, they are regular people who just never left God’s side after encountering him and his love, Pope Francis said on the feast of All Saints.
For some Mexican migrant families, Day of Dead ritual offers closure
Ana Lilia Vazquez brought a photo of her late father, Anselmo Vazquez, to Divine Savior Parish in this village of farmers and weekenders in the mountains southwest of Mexico City.
Cardinal to Congress: Disclose abortion coverage in health care law
Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley urged members of Congress to support the Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, a measure that would require health plans to disclose if they subsidize abortion coverage.
Too much of anything can be bad, including screen time
Parents, you wouldn’t let your kids gorge every meal at an all-you-can buffet, would you? Grandparents have the reputation of spoiling their grandchildren, but they wouldn’t let the grandkids spend all day, every day at the beach while letting their skin burn to a crisp, would they?
Vatican not worried about possibility U.S. monitored its calls
The Vatican has no evidence its calls were monitored by the U.S. National Security Agency and, even if they were, “we have no concerns about it,” the Vatican spokesman said.
Catholics must make space for the soul online, Vatican official says
The Internet will host the parish community of the future, according to Msgr. Paul Tighe, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.
Pope moves causes, including of U.S.-born nun, toward beatification
Moving four candidates closer to beatification, Pope Francis recognized the martyrdom of a bishop in communist-controlled Romania and the heroic virtues of three religious women: one born in the United States, one Irish and one Italian.
