Week 4
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World-first cervical cancer research supported by St John of God Subiaco Hospital
A researcher whose work is funded by St John of God Subiaco Hospital has won a prestigious national Fellowship for her research into cervical cancer screening.
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INTERNATIONAL: Pope Francis: Abuse victims' outcry more powerful than efforts to silence them
"No effort must be spared" to prevent future cases of clerical sexual abuse and "to prevent the possibility of their being covered up," Pope Francis said in a 20 August letter addressed "to the people of God."
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Discerning the Way: NeoCatechumenal vocational pilgrimage sees public witness of faith
Inspiring young people to be witnesses in our world today and helping them to discern God’s call for them was the focus of a vocational pilgrimage run by the Neocatechumenal Way last weekend.
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Seminarians Compete for Inter-seminary Soccer Competition
200 Seminarians from across Australia gathered at Patrician Brothers’ College, Blacktown on Saturday 28 July for an annual inter-seminary soccer competition.
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NATIONAL: Australia’s youth will have a voice at the Vatican
The hopes and concerns of young Catholics in Australia were given voice at an Australian Catholic Youth Council workshop in Sydney on 14 August.
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Bunbury Catholic College Student wins ‘Speak for Faith’ Competition
Bunbury Catholic College (Marist Campus) Year 12 student Luke Commins has been awarded first place in a speech completion after beating 18 Catholic students from WA on Monday 20 August.
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Synodality eConference firmly focused on Plenary Council 2020
The 14th national ACBC eConference held landmark discussions earlier this month around the future vision and direction for the Catholic Church in Australia.
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EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Padre Pio relics en route to Perth
The Archdiocese of Perth will once again welcome the relics of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina – better known as Padre Pio – to commemorate the centenary of his permanent stigmata apparition in 1918, and the 50th anniversary of his death in 1968.
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MercyCare’s growing mission
MercyCare is moving ahead with plans to expand its residential aged care facility in Maddington, continuing to live out the mission of the organisation founded more than 170 years ago by the Sisters of Mercy.
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Catholic school teachers express faith through music
Armadale Parish Priest Fr Joseph Tran has teamed up with two Catholic teachers, Megan Woodall and Mitch Bristow, to form a band called The Acts.
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Educational excellence recognised with CEWA awards
A sensory garden, mentoring program, East Kimberley cultural immersion, and innovative professional learning model were among eight initiatives recognised at Catholic Education Western Australia’s (CEWA) annual awards for excellence on 8 August.
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MOVIE REVIEW: The Meg, more than just a Jaws rip-off
Forty-three summers ago (incredibly), Steven Spielberg's Jaws made moviegoers afraid to go in the ocean for fear of getting bitten – or worse – by a great white shark.
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Beagle Bay celebrates Centenary Year of ‘Mother of Pearl’ Church
Inlaid with mother of pearl, cowries, volutes and olive shells, Sacred Heart Church in Beagle Bay Parish in the Diocese of Broome turns 100 this month.
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Archdiocesan agency aims to empower marginalised communities to integrate
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has made it clear that the Perth Archdiocese envisions a fairer, more egalitarian society by opening a comprehensive service to promote the acceptance and settlement of refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers.
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Record crowd at Notre Dame Open Day as art installations reflected ‘next chapter’ theme
Larger-than-life art installations greeted a record crowd of more than 5000 at The University of Notre Dame’s Open Day in Fremantle’s West End last Sunday on 19 August.