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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
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.
Antisemitism, a personal perspective on the European experience
Though it seems hard to believe, Adolf Hitler, Edward I of England (of Braveheart fame) and Walt Disney (the founder of America’s most beloved children’s entertainment empire) share one distasteful, shameful trait: a reputation for antisemitism – the historic hatred of Jews.
Catholic Institute encourage Catholic school leaders to be Christ-centred
Catholic leaders and religious educators from 20 Catholic schools across Western Australia gathered over the past three months to attend a series of workshops coordinated by The Catholic Institute of Western Australia (CIWA).
VOCATIONS WEEK 2019: ‘He is enough’
In celebration of Vocations Week, Sr Majella O’Sullivan from the Sisters of St Joseph, has recalled to The Record, a short history of her vocation as a Religious Sister.
Archive custodians appreciated on Feast of St Lawrence
Past archivists and volunteers of the Perth Archdiocese’s Archives Office were formally recognised last Friday on the Feast of Saint Lawrence, the Patron Saint of Archives.
