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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Like lambs among wolves; 120 go out on two-by-two mission to announce the gospel
Rev Fr Tony Trafford, from the responsible team of the Neocatechumenal Way in Australia, explained to The Record that the two-by-two missionaries went asking for nothing, but willing to lose their lives for Christ, whose love they have met in their lives.
Australian Ambassador for Ukraine visits Caritas Australia’s partner, CRS Moldova
Australian Ambassador for Ukraine Bruce Edwards has met with CRS Moldova staff to learn about the program, and also visited the homes of several Moldovans who had welcomed Ukrainians into their homes.
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).
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