The Marist Association of St Marcellin Champagnat hosted the 2022 Marian Lecture at Newman College and the theme for the lecture was Human Dignity – An Aussie Value?

Pope Francis wrote that he hoped for greater commitment in working to find effective ways of protecting children’s dignity and rights through social protection systems and access to education.

St Mary’s Cathedral hosted both the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra Chorus for two large-scale concerts during the first half of May, successfully launching the Cathedral’s 2022 Concert Season.

A survey conducted in 2016 by the Valuing Children Initiative (VCI) found that
attitudes towards children directly impact their wellbeing. A repeat survey is being extended to identify key adult attitudes that may be barriers to better outcomes for Australian children.

Dr Stephen Strange is a neurosurgeon turned grand wizard who has been trained in the dark arts and manipulation of the astral plane. This maddening, multidimensional, decidedly strange, yet typically “Marvel”-ous movie is based on the comic book series.

Join in Laudato Si’ Week as Australians respond to the social and ecological crisis facing our world. You can choose to participate individually or as part of a school or parish community. This is a call to action to hear The Cry of the Earth and The Cry of the Poor and to engage in critical ecological and social justice action.

Pope Francis said the elderly should become “artisans of the revolution of tenderness”
through their gifts, wisdom, relationships and power of prayer, to set the world free from loneliness and the demon of war.

In celebration of Good Shepherd Sunday on 8 May, also known as Vocations Sunday, Archdiocesan Vocations Director, Fr Israel Quirit, says it doesn’t matter how many times we have missed intersections or made some wrong turns, God adapts to our mistakes, changing our routes and encouraging us to “make a U-turn if necessary and when safe to do so” in order to get back on track again.

The well-renowned Fremantle Chamber Orchestra is presenting ‘To Peace’ – a concert in response to the war in the Ukraine, an afternoon line-up of music by some of the greatest composers that will lead you through a kaleidoscope of emotions considering the pain of war, and the hope for peace.

As Western Australia turns its attention to long term recovery efforts in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the combined contribution that Catholic schools make to the State’s economy and community has never been more significant.

In her foreword for Building a Brighter WA, Catholic Education Western Australia Ltd Executive Director Dr Debra Sayce speaks about the key priorities of CEWA ahead of the Federal election.