March 2019
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Perth Catholic community comes together for Day of the Unborn Child
27 Mar 2019
Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton has last weekend recalled his experience of baptising a premature baby, which helped him realise how life itself is about always looking for success, always looking for a moment when it will be able to move to that next stage.
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New Vice Chancellor for Notre Dame
27 Mar 2019
The University of Notre Dame Australia is pleased to announce that Professor Francis Campbell will join the University as Vice Chancellor commencing January 2020.
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ACRATH unites community in stance against forced marriage
27 Mar 2019
Police, family violence agencies, clergy, schools, community groups, hospital staff and forced marriage experts gathered in Perth over three days (12 to 14 March), to work towards developing a state-wide network and collaborative approach to combating forced marriage.
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Psalmists explore liturgical music at four-day course
20 Mar 2019
Around eighteen Catholic Liturgy Musicians, representing six parishes from around the Perth Catholic Archdiocese attended a Psalmist Training course, ending with its final session at the Armadale Parish Saint Francis Xavier Church on Thursday, 7 March.
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Perth Catholic community prays for New Zealand following terrorist attack
20 Mar 2019
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has on Sunday 18 March prayed with special intentions for the victims, their families and friends of the New Zealand terrorist attack.
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Jesus will never give up on His Church, Archbishop Costelloe assures Rite of Election candidates
20 Mar 2019
“To become a Christian, and enter into full communion with the Catholic Church, affirms that you want and intend to take Jesus at His word.”
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EXCLUSIVE: Archbishop Costelloe calls Perth Catholic community to faith
20 Mar 2019
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has this week published a Special Lenten Message to the Perth Catholic community.
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OBITUARY: Remembering Monsignor Peter McCrann
13 Mar 2019
In September 2017, The eRecord recounted the life and priestly vocation of Monsignor Peter McCrann, an extraordinary man and priest. One who, upon his retirement after 51 years of service, received both an Apostolic Blessing and the Papal Award ‘Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice’ (For Church and Pope) from Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI.
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New resource supports better outcomes for Indigenous families
13 Mar 2019
St John of God (SJG) Social Outreach and the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) have launched a free online resource for health professionals and workers supporting Indigenous families in Australia and around the world.St John of God (SJG) Social Outreach and the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) have launched a free online resource for health professionals and workers supporting Indigenous families in Australia and around the world.
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Former Perth Chancellor Mgr Peter McCrann remembered for extensive dedication to the Church
13 Mar 2019
The Perth Catholic community gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral on 28 February to mourn the death of 95-year-old Monsignor Peter Francis McCrann, who died peacefully on Sunday 17 February.