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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
2016 RCIA Conference – International presenter places mercy in the spotlight
If Pope Francis were to suddenly walk into this room, what questions on the Jubilee Year of Mercy would you ask him?
Lachlan Books into His Future
As graduating students all over Australia worry about what their future holds next year, Year 12 Student Lachlan Smart already has his plan in action.
Notre Dame duo part of Telethon team to study health impacts of energy drinks
Two academics from The University of Notre Dame Australia’s School of Law, Fremantle, are part of a team that secured a Telethon – Perth Children’s Hospital Research Fund grant for approximately $250,000 to study the health impacts of energy drinks on adolescents.
PADRE PIO 2016: Perth Catholics gather by thousands to venerate ‘saint of mercy’
St Mary’s Cathedral has this week been filled to capacity by hundreds of people who came to venerate the relics of Italian Saint Pio of Pietrelcina – also known as Padre Pio.
Parables of mercy provide fitting framework for 2016 Parish Secretaries’ Reflection Day
The parables of mercy present in the Gospel of Luke, whose feast coincided with this year’s Archdiocese of Perth Parish Secretaries’ Retreat, provided a perfect framework for a day in which the role of the parish secretary and the meaning of mercy took centre stage.
Finding solace in faith in the face of hardship: This is Philip Lako’s story
Born in a village north of the capital Juba, Mr Lako was taken at the age of ten – along with many other boys – by the South Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), under the guise of providing them with an education.
Catechists called to “love with a divine love” at commissioning Mass
God will be proclaimed to the world through acts of love, not powerful arguments, Vicar General Father Peter Whitely has told attendees at the recent Eucharist for Catechists at St Michael the Archangel Chapel in Leederville.
2016 RCIA National Conference, Fr Chiera delves into multidimensional aspects of journey to Christ
It was a captivating and informative keynote presentation by Bunbury Diocese Vicar General, Father Tony Chiera, which officially set this year’s Christian Initiation Australia Network National conference in motion.
Catholic Mission steps up campaign against human trafficking
The powerful message that every person can make a difference in the fight against human trafficking has inspired more than 70 attendees at the second Is She Safe? gathering hosted by the Catholic Mission Perth Office.
The Duty to Disagree: Religion and Ethics website Editor speaks at Dawson Society
Editor of the Religion and Ethics website for the ABC, Scott Stephens, recently proposed for “recovering the art of moral disagreement” at the latest Dawson Society’s Speakers Forum.
