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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese invites Pope Leo XIV to Australia
During the meeting, Prime Minister Albanese formally invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Australia in 2028 for the International Eucharistic Congress, set to be hosted in Sydney.
The Three “Rs” of the National Liturgy and Music Conference
Adelaide will this year host a remarkable gathering of liturgical leaders, musi-cians, and educators with keynote speakers Rita Ferrone, Fr Ricky Manalo CSP, and Fr Richard Leonard SJ.
Perth to celebrate young Christian workers centenary
Young Christian Workers will next month host a Centenary Mass and reunion at Ballajura’s Mary MacKillop Church, Sunday 8 June. Photo: Supplied.
Young Christian Workers will next month host a Centenary Mass and reunion at Ballajura’s Mary MacKillop Church, Sunday 8 June.
Former Perth YCW and youth chaplain, Fr John Jegorow, retiring parish priest at Ballajura will preside at the Mass.
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Seminary Open Day opens dialogue in record numbers
Since 1942, St Charles Seminary has been a place of formation for men aspiring towards the priesthood in Western Australia. Photo: Perth Vocations Office.
Since 1942, St Charles Seminary has been a place of formation for men aspiring towards the priesthood in Western Australia.
On Sunday 18 May 2025, it welcomed some 40 men enquiring about the priesthood at its annual Open Day, supported...
Hearing difficulties linked to reading-related mental health issues
The research, led by Dr Andrea Salins of ACU’s Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy, is the first of its kind to examine the relationship between the reading-related mental health of children with reported ear and hearing difficulties (rEHD). Photo: Sourced.
Children with hearing difficulties who experience early reading struggles are at risk of developing poor mental health ou...
Scripture, liturgy, form foundation of catechesis for children
The central theme for children 0-6 years of age is the parable of the Good Shepherd. Photo: Supplied.
The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is an approach to the religious formation of children.
Rooted on scripture, liturgy and the educational principals of Maria Montessori, at its heart it helps both children and the adults who serve them – also referred to the Catechist - to enter more d...
Weekend Marriage Encounter: A Retreat of Renewal and Hope
Over the weekend of 22–23 March 2025, 14 Indonesian-Australian Catholic couples gathered at the serene St Joseph’s Convent, Mary MacKillop Centre in South Perth for a powerful Worldwide Marriage Encounter retreat. The couples embraced the opportunity to deepen their love, strengthen their bond, and renew their relationship with God.
SPECIAL FEATURE PART THREE: Francis the Bridge-builder: A Pope intent on reaching the peripheries
In part three of his three-part series about Pope Francis, Dr Marco Ceccarelli says that throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis identified the obstacles which pre-vent Christians from announcing the gospel: relativism, secularisation and de-Christianisation.
Pope Leo leaves Vatican to visit Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Less than 48 hours after his election, Pope Leo XIV made a humble pilgrimage – riding in a minivan to a Marian shrine outside Rome and stopping at St Mary Major to pray at Pope Francis’s tomb and before the icon of Mary, Salus Populi Romani.
Pope Leo XIV publishes first post on papal social media accounts
Pope Leo XIV will maintain an active presence on X and Instagram via the official @Pontifex accounts, continuing the legacy of digital evangelisation. His first post: a message of peace from his Urbi et Orbi address.
