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Leaders gather to consider Catholic policy response to COVID-19
Economist Chris Richardson from Deloitte Access Economics and social commentator Bernard Salt from the Demography Group were the keynote speakers during a recent gathering of leaders of Catholic agencies and external experts focusing on the impact of the pandemic on the economy and the community. Photo: Provided.
Leaders
of Catholic agencies and a number of external experts have recently ga...
Plenary Council Member Profile: Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB
Our first member profile is of course, our own Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB.
Educated at St Peter’s Parish Primary School, East Bentleigh and at Salesian College, Chadstone, from where he graduated in 1971.
In 1985, Archbishop Costelloe made his Final Profession as a Salesian of Don Bosco and was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Sir Frank Little on 25 October 1986.
The Record Magazine Issue 29 (February 2021)
The Record Magazine Issue 29. Photo: Ron Tan. Artwork Feby Plando.
Welcome to the first issue of The Record Magazine for 2021.
Commencing from this issue, we are looking at stories from across the community; these are real stories of faith, hope and life. In this Issue 29 of The Record Magazine, we talk about the Year of St Joseph, and what it means for each one of us today.
We speak...
Community Hospice completes first phase of refurbishment
Exciting renovations are well underway at the St John of God Murdoch Community Hospice, with patients moving into the first five completed rooms on 21 January. Photo: SJOG.
Exciting renovations are well underway at
the St John of God Murdoch Community Hospice,
with patients moving into the first five completed rooms on 21 January.
The refurbishment to the 20-bed purpose-built palliati...
Failure to raise the rate could entrench disadvantage
The belongings of the homeless lay sprawled across the sidewalk in Perth city. CSSA CEO Ursula Stephens says the original rate of JobSeeker is a barrier to work. Constantly struggling to pay rent and buy food, let alone health or dental care, makes it hard to look for and interview well for a job. Photo: Archdiocese of Perth.
Catholic Social Services Australia CEO
Ursula Stephens says the ...
ASH WEDNESDAY 2021: Faithful sprinkled with ashes in modified distribution format
The effects of COVID-19 have caused an unconventional start of Lent as worshippers this year received ashes by having them sprinkled on the top of their head. In his Lenten Pastoral Letter for 2021, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke about how this six-week period is an opportunity for the faithful to acknowledge sinfulness as a serious matter that can have destructive effects on others and on ourselves.
SPECIAL REPORT: Catholic school parents and Catholic Education seek a fairer funding deal
Students from Star of the Sea Rockingham play at a water fountain. Catholic Education Western Australia and Catholic School Parents WA have launched a joint election platform, seeking a fairer funding deal from the incoming State Government. Photo: Supplied.
Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) and Catholic School Parents WA (CSPWA) have launched a joint election platform, seeking a ...
New Church protocol published for responding to sexual abuse
The National Response Protocol, which was adopted by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference at its November 2020 plenary meeting, is the product of two years of work and widespread consultation within and beyond the Church. Image: Sourced.
A new protocol to be
introduced by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, provides a framework
for Catholic entities across Australia to respond...
INTERNATIONAL: Verify before sharing ‘news,’ Pope Francis says in Communications Day message
In the age of instant communications and fake news, journalists – like everyone else – need to recover the practice of going out and verifying information before they share it, Pope Francis said. By Cindy Wooden.
