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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
St Mary’s floored: Major upgrades brought forward by COVID19 pandemic
Major work on the floor of St Mary’s Cathedral will commence in next week.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Perth social outreach agencies continue to provide for the disadvantaged
Perth’s disadvantaged are finding themselves even more vulnerable as fear and COVID-19 quarantine restrictions keep people home.
How the ‘Little Flower of Jesus’ blossomed
Zélie and Louis met in 1858 in a small French town called Alencon where Zélie was a successful lace maker while Louis was a watchmaker by trade.
Mandorla Art Award postponed, committee finds new means to promote finalists
Fr Chris Ross addresses the audience at the 2018 opening night. Photo: Supplied.
By Amanda Murthy
Thirty-five
artists who were set to showcase their art at the Mandorla
Art Award exhibition (originally scheduled from 16 May to 6 June) at the Perth gallery STALA Contemporary, will now have to wait until
March next year to do so due to the current COVID-19 crisis.
The
Mandorla Art Award...
The Tedescos: ‘The family God gave is always first’
Determined to gain greater opportunities in the land down under, Italian-born Raffaele Tedesco packed up his suitcase at the tender age of 16, embarking on a solo move to Perth.
COVID-19: Necessity the mother of invention for Perth Parishes
It was the Greek philosopher Plato who first said that, ‘Necessity is the mother of invention,’ and with COVID-19’s upheaval of society, priests and parishes around Perth are turning, many for the first time, to new technological innovations to keep the community together in this time of need.
Easter Message 2020: The Lord has never and will never abandon us, Perth Archbishop affirms
Easter Sunday is God’s answer to the despair Jesus’ first disciples faced and it is God’s answer to the deafening silence and distressing void which fills our lives now, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said in his 2020 Easter message.
Francis on Palm Sunday: Life, measured by love, is meant to serve others
With a small procession down the vast and empty central nave of St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis began the first of a series of Holy Week liturgies celebrated without the presence of the faithful from the general public.
‘For a just future’ creates global appreciation for refugees, asylum seekers
More than 40 Australian agencies united on Palm Sunday, 5 April to host a two-hour online event championing justice and dignity for refugees and people seeking asylum. The theme for this year’s event was “For a Just Future”.
PALM SUNDAY 2020: ‘To heal is to draw ourselves to the mystery of salvation’
Thousands of Catholics from across the Archdiocese of Perth have virtually attended this year’s Palm Sunday Mass online on 5 April, streamed live from St Mary’s Cathedral.
