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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
NATIONAL: ‘Newstart should be increased for all recipients’
St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia Chief Executive Toby O’Connor has this week reiterated the Society’s support for an across the board increase of $75 for all recipients of Newstart.
Mental health first aid course for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
According to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2017 report, Indigenous Australians experience higher rates of mental health issues than other Australians, with deaths from suicide twice as high, hospitalisation rates for intentional self-harm 2.7 times as high, and rates of high or very high psychological distress 2.6 times as high as for other Australians.
INTERNATIONAL: Pope at Angelus: Christians choose fidelity to Gospel over hypocrisy
Christians must not be hypocrites, Pope Francis has said.
Perth Catholic schools win big at international youth music festival
The Trinity College Senior Chorale is very proud to have won first place in the Male Choir division of the 2019 Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival held from 5 to 10 July in Vienna, Austria.
Firm friendships celebrated on International Day
International Day of Friendship on Tuesday 30 July had special meaning for two residents living at Mercy Place Edgewater.
Perth teacher to support educators in the Pacific
Palms Australia is answering the Church’s call for charity to our neighbours – over the coming months, team members will depart for Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, Kiribati, and South Africa to provide two years of professional skill development for staff at local community organisations.
Adelaide visit part of Plenary Council preparations
The Bishops Commission for the Plenary Council and its Executive Committee have recently met in Adelaide for the first time, 14 months before the Council’s opening session in the South Australian capital.
Archbishop Costelloe: Solemnity of the Assumption a ‘living expression of the Church’
God’s faithfulness to Mary is a sign of hope and comfort that He will be faithful to us, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said on the Solemnity of the Assumption, a Holy Day of Obligation that he described as “one of the great feasts of the Church”.
ACYF leaders gear up for all things operational
Leaders from across the Archdiocese of Perth and Catholic Education Western Australia have this week come together in preparation for the Australian Catholic Youth Festival.
Cardinal Pell appeal decision to be livestreamed next Wednesday
The Victorian Court of Appeal will next week hand down its decision whether to uphold or overturn Cardinal George Pell’s child sex abuse conviction next Wednesday, 21 August.
