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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Australians most likely to go online or to friends and family for answers to questions of faith
A study by Alpha Australia which surveyed 1000 people has found that Australians are most likely to go to friends and family (52 per cent) or online (48 per cent) to find answers to the questions they have about faith, beliefs, and spirituality.
Indigenous and Catholic: One can proudly be both, Pope says
“If we want to be reconciled with one another and with ourselves, to be reconciled with the past, our eyes must be lifted to the crucified Jesus,” Pope Francis said.
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.”
People of Faith in Politics: Being a Light to the Nations
Many people today say that people of faith should disqualify themselves from public discourse, writes Professor Matthew Ogilvie. However, as Pope Francis says, people of faith have a role to play in secular politics.
Faith and friendship connect and enrich international communities
Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton met with representatives of Timor-Leste and the Philippines and discussed how faith and connections enrich international communities.
Easter in the Parishes 2022: Armadale, Wanneroo and Lynwood/Langford
Parishes across Perth celebrated the various liturgies of Easter in a variety of ways this year, including the Vigil at Lynwood Langford St Jude’s Church, A contemplative Way of the Cross at Wanneroo and a Tableau style Stations of the Cross led by youth at Armadale Parish.
Lynwood
Langford
Parishioners
from St Jude’s Church Lynwood Langford parish came together for the Easter
Vigil.
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Man of God: Meet Saint Nektarios – a philosopher, poet and miracle worker
By Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency
https://youtu.be/opUdtkIpuxs
Buried in a hilltop monastery on a small Greek island,
Saint Nektarios – one of the most widely known and venerated Greek Orthodox
saints – draws thousands of pilgrims each year and is known for his writings
and miracles.
The Greek Orthodox Church is part of the larger body
of Eastern Orthodox Churches, who share a c...
The Record Magazine Issue 35 (April 2022)
The Record Magazine Issue 35 (April 2022)
Welcome to Issue 35 of The Record Magazine.
2022 has already shaped up to be an interesting year. The ongoing distress caused by COVID -19, the death of loved ones, the floods in Queensland and New South Wales and the war in Ukraine, all pose for some very challenging times.
I hope that during this time, The Record can be a supportive, credib...
Bullsbrook Shrine to celebrate anniversary, plenary indulgence granted
Bullsbrook’s Our Lady of the Revelation Church will this weekend 9 April celebrate the anniversary of the Apparition of the Virgin Mary to Luigina Sinapi and Bruno Cornacchiola.
