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Synodality at Work: Journeying together Under the Guidance of the Holy Spirit

The Plenary Council is much more than just an event taking place in 2020. If it is to deliver on its promise of revealing what God is calling us to, it vital for it to be understood as a process that invites the Catholic community to walk together on the path to dialogue.

One of the reasons why we have all been invited into opening listening and dialogue sessions is to hear what the other is saying and to speak boldly. As we do this, we are guided by the question “What do you think God is asking of us in Australia at this time?” Photo: Matthew Lau.

What do you think God is asking of us at this time?

As most readers of the Record Magazine would know, this is the question which is at the heart of the Plenary Council for which the Church in Australia is preparing at the moment.

ACYF 2019: Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, Rejoice!

Midland parishioner Elijah Boylen recalled to The Record first hand his experience of attending the 2017 Australian Catholic Youth Festival in Sydney.

Youth react to the announcement of Perth as the host of ACYF for 2019 during the final Mass of ACYF 2017, held in Sydney. Photo: Cyron Sobrevinas.

What will be discussed at the 2020 Plenary Council?

So, what will be discussed at the 2020 Plenary Council? The honest answer to this question is that we do not know.

A group of Salvadoran migrants, part of a caravan traveling to the United States, walks along a road on 2 November in Tecun Uman, Guatemala. Photo: CNS/Ueslei Marcelino, Reuters.

What has been happening in Perth?

For the next year, the Australian Catholic community will play a huge part in contributing their thoughts and suggestions through a process of discernment to consider its’ future, as they approach the 2020 Plenary Council (PC).

Catholic Outreach farewells Peter Mc Minn as Director

For almost 20 years, Archdiocesan agency Catholic Outreach, which is dedicated to supporting parishes across Perth, had been directed by Peter Mc Minn.

Peter McMinn was the Director of Perth Archdiocese agency Catholic Outreach for 20 years. Photo: Olivia Bunter.

Chinese Catholics welcome harmonious Year of the Pig

The Perth Chinese Catholic Community (PCCC) are hopeful that the Year of the Pig will bring forth blessings of good fortune and optimism.

World first pancreatic cancer clinical trial starts at Subiaco

St John of God Subiaco Hospital is the first facility in the world to offer patients a new drug to help treat pancreatic cancer as a part of a world-first inhuman clinical trial.