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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
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.
Pilgrims agree: God’s love not just for WYD
Vietnamese Catholic Youth Ministry of WA invited World Youth Day Rio pilgrims from throughout Perth to the Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Centre in Westminster on October 20 to reflect on the themes of the three most recent WYDs.
Romanian Catholic priest gets two years in prison for money theft
A priest of the Romanian Catholic Diocese of St. George was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing from the coffers of the parish where he served and from an 89-year-old parishioner who entrusted him to oversee her finances.
Special Mass remembers Sandy’s victims, celebrates parish’s resilience
Joyful prayers, songs and conversation could be heard along the street as the parish community of St. Francis de Sales in Belle Harbor gathered to observe the first anniversary of Hurricane Sandy.
Pope names Pittsburgh seminary rector to head eparchy in New Jersey
Pope Francis Oct. 29 appointed Father Kurt Burnette, rector of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Pittsburgh, to head the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic, N.J. The diocese covers Byzantine and Ruthenian Catholics living in New England and on the East Coast.
Streamers, paint, vendors: Filipinos prepare graves for ‘Undas’
During the last week of October, the main entrance to Manila North Cemetery looked like a small-town fiesta. In the Philippines, the Day of the Dead usually is celebrated Nov. 1, All Saints’ Day. This is when people visit their loved ones’ graves bearing food, flowers and candles and sometimes music — when it’s allowed at the cemetery.
Pope prays for bushfires’ victims, fire services
Pope Francis has expressed his empathy for, and solidarity with, people suffering amid bushfires in New South Wales.
