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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
NCLS Research presents free Webinar on ‘Who’s in the Pews?’
A free webinar will present a demographic picture of Australian churchgoers based on the results from the latest National Church Life Survey, plus practical reflections from a panel of ministry practitioners.
Preparations for national evangelisation conference ramping up
Director of the National Centre for Evangelisation Malcolm Hart said all Catholics are invited to participate in Evangelise, which will feature some of Australia’s leading theologians, ministers, missionaries and pastoral leaders.
New duties do not diminish call to evangelise, Pope Francis tells cardinals
In his homily at the Mass with the College of Cardinals this week, Pope Francis reflected on the first reading from St Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, in which the apostle praises God for revealing “the mystery of his purpose” and his “hidden plan” for humanity.
Plenary Council Second Assembly: Members approve Council closure
Plenary Council Members applaud the closing of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, Saturday 9 July 2022. Photo: Fiona Basile/ACBC.
The nine-month celebration phase of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia ended on Saturday, with Council Members standing and applauding as President Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB formally declared the Council closed.
Almost four-and-a-half years aft...
Plenary Council Second Assembly: Council re-imagines the Church through a missionary lens
Archbishop Costelloe encouraged Members to believe that what the Archangel Gabriel said to the Blessed Virgin Mary is true for them today: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow.”
Plenary Council Second Assembly: Day 3 Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9v7KrvQB3I
Day 3 highlights video from the Second Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council. Video: Neil Helmore/ACBC.
Plenary Council Second Assembly: Day 2 Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsSmZ8EiSBI
Preach the Gospel, obey the Church, Pope Francis tells Neocatechumenal Way
Members of the Neocatechumenal Way met with Pope Francis as they prepared to send priests and families out “on mission”. He reminded them to preach the Gospel and obey the Church.
To evangelise is to live the Gospel, then share it, Pope Francis says
One cannot share the Gospel without living it first, Pope Francis said in separate meetings with members of the general chapters of the Pauline Fathers and Comboni Missionaries.
National evangelisation conference set for October
Australian Catholics are being invited to take part in a unique national evangelisation conference on 20-22 October to be hosted online by the Australian Bishops Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry.
