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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Cardinal Pell, describing prison, says he knew ‘the Lord was with me’
Australian Cardinal George Pell, 79, a former senior adviser to Pope Francis, has broken his silence two months after the country’s High Court overturned his conviction for sexual abuse of two teenagers.
Consultations underway for integrated safeguarding standards
Consultations on the draft second edition of the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards developed by Catholic Professional Standards Ltd are now underway.
Pope Francis appoints 10th Bishop of Sale
On the Feast Day of Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Pope Francis named Archdiocese of Melbourne priest, Monsignor Greg Bennet as the 10th Bishop of Sale.
New national office will streamline, coordinate safeguarding efforts
Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference President Archbishop Mark Coleridge says a new national office for safeguarding will streamline and coordinate the Church’s work to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Safeguarding expert: ‘Lockdown has increased risk of grooming, abuse of minors’
The increased screen time and isolation because of quarantine measures or restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have put vulnerable minors at greater risk of grooming and abuse online, a leading child safeguarding expert has said.
ACU to host American liturgy and culture speaker
The Australian Catholic University (ACU) Centre for Liturgy will host the President of the Catholic Theological Union, Rev Prof Mark R Francis CSV, in a free online public lecture broadcast live from Chicago, USA on Monday 20 July via Zoom.
Historic review of Church governance presented to leaders
The Australian Catholic bishops have recently welcomed a report into Catholic Church governance practices and possible reforms, which was presented to them before the annual May plenary meeting.
New photos emerge for Kimberley History
Close to 1000 photographs taken in the Kimberley up to 70 years ago have emerged from deep in a Broome archive, with work now well underway to identify them thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Parish profiles can help communities set pastoral priorities
Profiles of almost 1300 Catholic parishes across Australia – including 101 Perth parishes – have recently been published, offering insights that those parishes have been encouraged to use in their pastoral planning processes.
Thousands tune-in online to witness Adelaide install new Archbishop
The Archdiocese of Adelaide welcomed its 12th Archbishop this week as the Most Rev Patrick O’Regan was installed in a near empty St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral in an occasion full of beauty, grace and emotion as the former Bishop of Sale and priest of Bathurst committed himself to his new flock.
