In a memorable speech for the inaugural St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, former Federal politician Ken Wyatt spoke of his own personal challenges of growing up in an indigenous family, encouraging those present to heed the timeless wisdom of Australia’s first saint.

By Michael Quigley. Edited by Jamie O’Brien Fr Geoff Aldous speaks during the Mass for the 70th anniversary of the former St Joseph’s Marist College Subiaco at the St Joseph’s Catholic Church Subiaco. Photo: Naureen Taylor. More than 90 people came together in February this year to celebrate the 70th anniversary celebrations of the former St Joseph’s Marist College Subiaco at the St Jose...

Eight governors and 16 mayors from across the world came together in Rome last week for a three-day Vatican summit on climate resiliency on 16 May. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media. By Jamie O’Brien and Justin McLellan Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has this week told The Record of his experience at the recent Climate Resilience Summit in Rome. Lord Mayor Zempilas was among eight governors ...

The annual Archbishop’s Secondary Schools Forum in support of LifeLink Day is an invitation to make sure that we never lose sight of those people in our society who are really in need, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said.

Ballajura Parish has marked 2024 with the dual anniversaries of the Parish and Church, celebrating with the blessing and unveiling of a new grotto of the Holy Family, a bush dance, a Mass with Archbishop Costelloe and a dinner with some 200 hundred guests.

What have we come here tonight to see, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has asked at the Ordination to the Priesthood of Jason Yeap and Errol Lobo.

A special moment for Sr Emmanuel (alongside Sisters Maria and Immaculata, and brother Fr Gaetano) as they meet Saint Pope John Paul II. Photo: Supplied. By Matthew Lau and Jamie O’Brien Perth Presentation Sister Emmanuel Crocetti PBVM will be remembered for as a kind and caring soul, following her passing to eternal life on 7 December 2023. Born Josephine Crocetti in 1938 and the youn...

Because the death of Jesus was the final act of love in a life lived in love, explained Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Holy Spirit Church, City Beach Parish, the Cross, rather than being a source of scandal or a place of defeat, becomes a source of life for us. By Jamie O’Brien.

“You will come to know the truth and the truth will set you free…”— John 8: 32 Welcome to Issue 43 of The Record Magazine. We hope you like our updated design. On our front cover, we feature an image of the La Pietà, the marble sculpture of Christ and theVirgin Mary at Golgotha by Michelangelo, now in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. In his 2024 Easter Message, Archbishop Cos...

Speaking about the 50th anniversary of Greenwood’s All Saints Church, Parish Priest Fr Elver Delicano said one undeniable truth remains – the divine grace that sustains us.

“It is God’s grace that has nurtured our faith, brought healing to the broken, and ignited a passion for service within us,” Fr Elver said.