CHANGE TEXT SIZE
The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
2016 FEDERAL ELECTION: Voice for the voiceless: A statement by the Catholic Bishops of Australia on the election
With the 2016 Federal election scheduled for this Saturday 2 July, The eRecord is this week re-publishing the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference statement regarding the election, entitled, A Voice for the Voiceless.
Bishop Vincent Long installed as fourth bishop of Parramatta
A Liturgical Reception and Solemn Mass of Installation celebrated the appointment of former Vietnamese boat person, Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM ConV, as the fourth Bishop of Parramatta last Thursday, 16 June.
Bishops establish new National Centre for Evangelisation
A new National Centre for Evangelisation (NCE) is being established by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC). It will bring together the work of the Catholic Enquiry Centre (CEC) and the National Office for Evangelisation (NOE).
Judges consider social media challenges during national symposium
Dr Marilyn Krawitz, Senior Lecturer in Law at The University of Notre Dame Australia, has this week spoken to judicial officers from across Australia on how to effectively manage the risks of social media.
Church on an ‘Abrahamic journey,’ says Archbishop Coleridge
Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge has last week delivered the Knox Public Lecture at the University of Divinity, Melbourne.
Voice for the voiceless: A statement by the Catholic Bishops of Australia on the election
Australia’s Catholic Bishops have this week called for the voices of the thrown-away people to be heard in the long federal election campaign. The Bishops issued a statement on the 2016 Federal Election, addressed to Catholics and all people of goodwill.
Australian Bishops welcome appointment of Ambassador to the Holy See
The Bishops of Australia have welcomed the appointment of Ms Melissa Hitchman as Australia’s next Ambassador to the Holy See in Rome.
Bishop Vincent Long appointed Bishop of Parramatta
Pope Francis has recently announced the appointment as the fourth Bishop of Parramatta, the Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv, who has been until now an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne.
Anzac Day remembered at Domus Australia in Rome
As Australians gathered across the country, along with those in ANZAC Cove, to commemorate ANZAC Day 2016, a small group of expatriate Australians and New Zealanders continued the tradition at a special Mass at Domus Australia in Rome.
Reconciliation Report examines state of reconciliation in Australia
The Aboriginal Catholic Ministry and the Aboriginal Catholic Council of Perth were pleased to receive news earlier this year of the release of The State of Reconciliation in Australia Report by Reconciliation Australia.
