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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Many flood victims have lost all, but ‘still have the Lord,’ says woman
Mary Jurgensmeier, a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Greeley, Colo., said she knows people in her community who have lost everything.
Congolese women find refuge from violence in homeland in Brazil
Three young women enter the room with their heads lowered, suspicious of the visitors waiting to see them and hear their stories. They seem uncomfortable with the attention and divert their gaze downward, fidgeting with their hands, as they take their seats at the end of a long table.
Acapulco Archdiocese opens parishes as relief centers for flood victims
The Archdiocese of Acapulco has suspended church services and instructed priests to turn their parishes into support centers after torrential rains on one of the busiest weekends of the year left the city cut off from other parts of Mexico.
Congolese nun wins U.N. prize for work with internally displaced women
“It is not my work only. It is the Lord’s.” Such was the summation of Sister Angelique Namaika, a member of the Augustine Sisters of Dungu and Doruma, as she spoke to reporters in an international conference call upon winning the Nansen Refugee Award bestowed annually by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Poles welcome native son’s sainthood
A larger-than-life model of Blessed John Paul II as a younger man reaches out from the top of the exterior steps that ascend to All Saints Church, Warsaw’s largest church. At the statue’s feet one recent summer afternoon sat a bouquet of plastic red roses, and candles lit in red heart-shaped vases.
Philippine bishops call for release of hostages as gunfights rage
Bishops in southern Philippines have condemned rebels’ use of hostages as human shields in gunfights with government troops.
Pope: Judging others kills, reflects cowardice in facing own defects
People who judge and criticize others are hypocrites and cowards who are unable to face their own defects, Pope Francis said.
Central African Republic conflict risks breakup of country, priest says
A senior Catholic priest in the Central African Republic has warned of growing clashes between Christians and Muslims, and urged the international community to act “within weeks” to prevent the country’s breakup.
Pope: Calling folks is no big deal, media reports just tip of iceberg
Picking up the telephone and calling people out of the blue is no big deal for Pope Francis, according to a Vatican official.
German diocese promises ‘transparency’ after claims of extravagance
Germany’s Limburg Diocese pledged “dialogue and transparency” after a former Vatican nuncio was sent to defuse complaints of extravagance against Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst.
