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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Adults at risk a key priority with adoption of new national safeguarding standards
The release of NCSS Edition 2 comes just one week before the five-year anniversary of the Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse’s final report.
Sabrina walking with God through culture and faith
Sabrina Stevens, far right, with Caritas Australia WA Director, Deacon Paul Reid, and the CYM Team. Photo: Supplied.
Sabrina Stevens is a proud Kuku Yalanji
and Yidinji woman, born and raised in Cairns, Far North Queensland.
She attended her first National Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Commission (NATSICC) Assembly in 2009 and
felt inspired by the combination of faith st...
Former Federal Court Justice Duncan Kerr to chair Catholic Church National Appeals and Review Panel
The National Appeals and Review Panel, managed by Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd (ACSL), is an independent panel which facilitates reviews for complaints concerning abuse against children and vulnerable adults
Help for Australians in Need urged as rates move higher
National President Claire Victory said the 2 November decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to increase the official rate by 25 basis points to 2.85 per cent will hurt Australians already doing it tough.
Bishops formally approve Plenary Council acts, decrees
As the acts and decrees were received, the bishops sang the Te Deum, acknowledging the solemnity of the moment in the life of the Church in Australia.
Sockballs turn sports carnival into a whole different ball game
The carnival, usually held in May, was moved to October this year, a shift that meant it coincided with Catholic Mission’s annual Socktober schools engagement initiative.
CathNews launches new website and newsletter design
CathNews, which was founded in the 1990s, has been a ministry of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference since early 2017. On Monday a new website and newsletter design was launched.
Who’s in the Pews: What the 2021 NCLS found about who’s at church and who is positive about it
The proportion of church attenders born overseas has risen over time according to results from the 2021 National Church Life Survey (NCLS). Photo: Michelle Tan.
Young adult
church attenders are most likely of any age group to report they are fully
confident their local church can achieve what it has set out to do, according
to results from the 2021 National Church Life Survey (NCLS).
Th...
Sydney Archbishop delivers inaugural symposium lecture in honour of St John Henry Newman
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has told leaders and students of Australia’s two Catholic universities seven reasons why the pursuit of Catholic higher education is necessary in a world increasingly antagonistic to Christian values.
NATSICC conference renews friendships carries on the tradition of storytelling, celebrating Catholic faith and Aboriginal Culture
Archdiocese of Perth Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Director Donella Brown offered her reflection on the 2022 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Conference Assembly, highlighting that as people gathered on the first day, there was a collective sigh that at last, we were here gathering, renewing friendships, and carrying on the tradition of storytelling and celebrating our Catholic faith and Aboriginal Culture.
