ADA FURBY, believed to be the oldest living person in WA, celebrated her 110th birthday on July 22 at her Villa Pelletier nursing home in West Leederville. Staff, friends, volunteers and other guests gathered to mark the occasion at the aged care facility, which is operated by Southern Cross Care. Among those present was Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Julie Bishop, who presented Ms ...

MORE than 50 children celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on July 16 at Infant Jesus Parish in Morley. It was the first time the parish, which is under the care of the Discalced Carmelite Friars, has held the children’s event for several years. The majority of the children, who were aged between 2 and 14, were either from the parish or the Infant Jesus Primary School. ...

CREATING a Catholic culture where youth ministry is valued is the biggest challenge facing Acts2 College of Mission and Evangelisation (Acts2CoME), according to principal Jane Borg. The vocational training college has been in operation for almost a decade, and offers its students a variety of qualifications in youth ministry work. Although youth ministry has grown in recent times, Mrs...

YOUNG MEN interested in experiencing the life of the De La Salle brothers are being invited to attend the ‘Challenge Program’ to be held in the remote town of Balgo in September. The order’s director of vocations Br Tony Cummins will lead the program which is aimed at giving participants a chance to take part in every aspect of the brothers’ life. Attendees will live and work with the...

THE REAL home of a bronze crucifix that was found in a watering can at a Maddington petrol station four months ago remains a mystery. A staff member found the religious item one evening in March, as she went to fill the empty watering can. The worker, who didn’t want to be identified, said she believed the crucifix was deliberately placed in the watering can. “It didn’t just fall o...

MONSIGNOR Michael Keating says he was privileged to meet Pope Francis at a general audience in Rome last month. Overseas on a pilgrimage, Mgr Keating stopped in Italy for eight days where he attended the Pope’s June 19 audience. At the conclusion of the audience, the Holy Father made his way around the people designated to meet him personally, chatting for a few minutes with each, inc...

Fr Faustine Lobo, the man who guarantees mission donations reach their destination in India, says in the fight against poverty, we could be doing so much better writes Matthew Biddle.

Democratic Labor Party (DLP) Senator John Madigan has called for a referendum to be held on whether the definition of marriage should be changed to include same-sex couples.

The Order of Malta will send two ambulances to its medical clinics in Timor-Leste thanks to the generous donation from St John Ambulances in Perth. After making a national appeal in December for funds to purchase an ambulance for its work in Timor-Leste, the Order got more than it bargained for when it was offered two Mercedes-Benz ambulances for no cost.

The Helpers of God’s Precious Infants in Perth will no longer hold prayer vigils outside the Balcatta Women’s Clinic after it closed its doors as of July 1. A clinic spokesperson said it closed for “personal reasons” and said they would not be relocating nor reopening again.