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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
What Pope Francis has done during his pontificate to combat abuse
Pope Francis has shown that fighting abuse and protecting the vulnerable require both the sword of Saint Michael the Archangel and the silent and protective heart of St Joseph – two icons that prominently adorned St Peter’s Basilica during the 2018 Synod on young people.
Pope Francis announces 13 new cardinals
Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals on 28 November.
Friendship and solidarity key themes in Pope Francis’ encyclical
Professing faith in God as the creator of all human beings, or even simply recognising that all people possess an inherent dignity, has concrete consequences for how people should treat one another and make decisions in politics, economics and social life, Pope Francis wrote.
Pope Francis to sign new encyclical in Assisi next month
A new encyclical titled Fratelli Tutti will be published next month by Pope Francis.
The Holy Father will travel to Assisi on 3 October to sign the encyclical, which will talk about the social, political and economic obligations that flow from a belief that all people are children of God and therefore brothers and sisters to one another.
Pope Francis appoints 10th Bishop of Sale
On the Feast Day of Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Pope Francis named Archdiocese of Melbourne priest, Monsignor Greg Bennet as the 10th Bishop of Sale.
Pope Francis clears way to sainthood for three, advances causes of others
Pope Francis has last week advanced the sainthood causes of two women and 11 men, including a miracle attributed to Blessed Charles de Foucauld.
Pope Francis prays for those still hit by COVID-19, urges caution elsewhere
Pope Francis prayed for people living in countries where COVID-19 is still causing a huge number of deaths, and he cautioned people in Italy to continue to be careful and follow health precautions.
Texts of Pope Francis’ prayers to recite at end of rosary
Here are the texts of two prayers, written by Pope Francis, for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is asking people to recite the rosary and pray these prayers afterward.
Pope Francis: Now is time to build new world without inequality, injustice
As the world slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a risk it will be struck by an even worse virus – that of selfish indifference, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis: ‘Even in time of pandemic, Easter proclaims the victory of life’
In an Easter celebration like no other, Pope Francis prayed that Christ, “who has already defeated death and opened for us the way to eternal salvation”, would “dispel the darkness of our suffering humanity and lead us into the light of his glorious day, a day that knows no end”.
