August 2019
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Perth community gathers to celebrate 125 years of Oblates in Fremantle
29 Aug 2019
Australia is a young nation when compared to the millennia old traditions and rich history of continental Europe and, as such, the opportunity to celebrate 125 years of service in this country is a significant event, recognising Christian service and community building that shaped the city of Fremantle and the settlement of our great state.
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Parish youth groups ramp up ACYF subsidy efforts
29 Aug 2019
Numerous youth groups within the Archdiocese of Perth have made great strides in sponsoring their young people to attend the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival.
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Melkite Greek Catholic Church marks 40 years of glorifying God in WA
29 Aug 2019
The Perth Eastern Rite Catholic community congregated at St Mary’s Cathedral on Friday 23 August for a Solemn Divine Liturgy to give thanks and praise to God for the presence and contribution of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Western Australia for the past 40 years.
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MP’s begin debate on Euthanasia Legislation: Rally to add opposition voice
28 Aug 2019
Western Australian Legislative Assembly MP’s this week began debating a bill to legalise euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide.
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Catholic Service providers unite against Euthanasia
28 Aug 2019
Catholic health providers across Western Australia of health have last week come together to release a joint statement against the state’s proposed controversial voluntary euthanasia laws.
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Adelaide visit part of Plenary Council preparations
22 Aug 2019
The Bishops Commission for the Plenary Council and its Executive Committee have recently met in Adelaide for the first time, 14 months before the Council’s opening session in the South Australian capital.
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Archbishop Costelloe: Solemnity of the Assumption a ‘living expression of the Church’
21 Aug 2019
God’s faithfulness to Mary is a sign of hope and comfort that He will be faithful to us, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said on the Solemnity of the Assumption, a Holy Day of Obligation that he described as “one of the great feasts of the Church”.
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Cardinal Pell appeal decision to be livestreamed next Wednesday
16 Aug 2019
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‘Christ is Alive’ at the youth festival of ‘Truth’
15 Aug 2019
Christ being alive in and working through us was the focus of the recent Veritas Youth Festival on 9 August.
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VOCATIONS WEEK 2019: Priesthood and religious life in focus for Archbishop Costelloe
15 Aug 2019
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB last week led a Holy Hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life on 7 August 2019.
