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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
EXCLUSIVE: Registrations open for 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival
Online registrations have officially opened for the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival, to be held in Perth from 8 to 10 December 2019.
A number of key festival speakers and performers have already been announced, including festival favourite priest-musician Fr Rob Galea, international Catholic speaker and author Katie Prejean McGrady, and American Catholic rapper and performer Joe Mele...
Respected leaders named to conduct Church governance review
A panel of experts has been convened to conduct a national review of the governance and management structures of Catholic dioceses and parishes, including in relation to issues of transparency, accountability, consultation and lay participation.
The review was a recommendation of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse after the Commission concluded that the g...
NATIONAL – Catholic Social Services Australia appoints new Chief Executive
The Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Service and Mission and the Board of Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA) have completed their search for a new Chief Executive.
The Most Rev Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM, Chair of the Commission, released a statement on 3 May expressing his pleasure in announcing the appointment of Ursula Stephens.
Dr Stephens will commence her service as Chie...
Royal Commission inquiry determined to better protect people with disability
By Eric Martin
The story of Western Australia’s most vulnerable and their quality of life is the tale about to unfold with the launch of the Royal Commission to inquire into violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of people with disability.
On 5 April 2019, Australian Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MP, and Minister for Families and Social Services, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, annou...
NATIONAL – Australian Catholic community supports Sri Lankan aid
An Australian appeal has been established to support the Catholic community in Sri Lanka, still reeling from the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 253 people and wounded hundreds.
Aid to the Church in Need – whose mission is to support the Christian faithful wherever they are persecuted, oppressed or in pastoral need – established the appeal on Friday 26 April.
National Director of Aid to ...
NATIONAL: Australian Bishops call for politics that promote peace, common good
Australia’s Catholic bishops have this week called for respect and understanding in the federal election campaign, reminding Australians they all have a part to play in combating “crude tribalism” and promoting peaceful public debate.
Melbourne Archdiocese backs significance of young people attending ACYF 2019
The Archdiocese of Melbourne have plans to send around 2500 of their young people to the Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) that is scheduled to take place in Perth from 8 to 10 December this year.
PROJECT COMPASSION 2019: Nguyet grows in leaps and bounds
Nguyet is a teenager living with a disability in a small town in Vietnam. Her early years were subdued and solitary.
PROJECT COMPASSION 2019: Baskoro shares reflections on his Australian Caritas journey
Yohanes Baskoro has been caught up in a whirlwind tour of Australia as part of the Caritas Project Compassion launch serie
NATIONAL: $10k top reward incentive for ‘Solace’ 2019 ACU Prize for Poetry
Off the back of receiving a record number of 540 poems last year, entries are now open for one of Australia’s richest poetry prize.
