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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
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.
Catholic Safeguarding Standards another step forward for the Church
The presidents of Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) and the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) say the adoption of the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards marks the latest milestone in the Church’s ongoing response to child sexual abuse.
NATIONAL: Canberra Priest launches Rosary Video series
The deeper connection with the Rosary that a Canberra priest and parishioner felt last October – on opposite sides of the world – was the genesis of a new video series that launched on Mother’s Day.
NATIONAL: Mission conference envisions Church beyond 2020
The 2019 Catholic Mission Conference, titled “Mission: one heart many voices”, concluded on Wednesday 15 May with a challenge to participants to consider what the Church beyond 2020 must look like.
