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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Pope appoints Fr Karol Kulczycki as 12th Bishop of Port Pirie
Pope Francis has last weekend appointed Fr Karol Kulczycki SDS, the former head of the Salvatorians in Australia, as the new bishop of the Diocese of Port Pirie in regional South Australia.
2020 SOCIAL JUSTICE STATEMENT: Bishops call for attention on mental health
The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ACBC) has this week encouraged parishes and local communities to make the critical subject of mental health in Australia a top priority in its Social Justice Statement 2020-2021.
Bishop Mark Edwards OMI installed as sixth Bishop of Wagga Wagga
The Catholic Church of Australia welcomed some good news last week as the Most Rev Mark Stuart Edwards OMI was received as the sixth Bishop of Wagga Wagga during a Liturgical Reception and Solemn Mass at St Michael’s Cathedral, Wagga Wagga on 22 July.
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.
