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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
NATIONAL: Sydney Archbishop condemns NSW abortion legislation
Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher OP has openly condemned a new bill that would decriminalise abortion in the state of New South Wales.
ACYF 2019 – Countdown to Perth ACYF 2019
The countdown is on with less than 150 days until doors open on the fourth Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2019 (ACYF19) to be held in Perth, 8 to 10 December.
Vatican visit by UNDA leaders a great success
The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Chancellor, the Hon Chris Ellison, and Vice Chancellor elect, Professor Francis Campbell, have last week made a historic visit to Rome to meet with Vatican officials and Australian bishops.
Melbourne Archbishop Comensoli receives pallium ahead of anniversary
Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli was among the 30 Archbishops to last week receive his pallium from Pope Francis, ahead of his first anniversary as Archbishop of Melbourne.
Love is stronger than Death
The current Inquiry into aged care, end-of-life and palliative care and voluntary assisted dying by the Queensland government is an opportunity for us to consider the kind of society we want to be. As Gandhi once said, “the true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members”.
PLENARY 2020 Snapshot Report: Inclusive, Participatory and Synodal
The second Snapshot Report for the themes of the 2020 Plenary Council, entitled Inclusive, Participatory and Synodal, as part of the second phase, Listening and Discernment, was released last weekend.
Second Australian Plenary Council 1895
Between 17 November 1886 and 1 December 1895, eight particular councils were convened in English-speaking mission territories under the jurisdiction of the Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide (‘Propaganda’) – Three provincial councils in both Canada and the US, and one plenary council in both Scotland and Australia.
‘A new and troubling chapter of health care,’ says Victorian Bishops
In a Pastoral Letter released last weekend, Victoria’s Catholic Bishops have reminded the Victorian Catholic community that the new Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), which passed into law Wednesday, 19 June, brings “a new and deeply troubling chapter of health care in Victoria”.
Deacons Conference heading to Perth, focus on formation and community
The National Association of Deacons’ (NAD) biennial national conference is heading to Perth. The 2019 Conference will take place from 3 to 6 October, 2019 at The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle campus.
Perth ACYF19 info sessions garner positive response
Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM) has last month hosted three Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) information evenings across the Archdiocese of Perth.
