EUTHANASIA returned to the spotlight in State Parliament recently, with members of the Upper House debating the merits of palliative care in preference to euthanasia. Member for the South Metropolitan Region Nick Goiran moved a motion on April 10 that the house condemn child euthanasia, commend palliative care, affirm the value of human life and endorse suicide prevention. Mr Goiran c...

Former Bunbury man Peter Castieau made his final profession as a Carmelite monk in Wyoming, USA on March 25. The 26-year-old, who has taken on the name of Br Paul Marie of the Cross, has spent the past six years at the Carmelite monastery in preparation for his final profession. Members of his family and Perth’s Latin Mass chaplain Fr Michael Rowe, who supported and encouraged Br Paul...

Director of Perth’s Catholic Marriage and Fertility Services Derek Boylen says watching and discussing movies about relationships can be a simple and effective way of enriching a couple’s marriage.

Almost 4,000 hours of prayer took place outside the Marie Stopes abortion clinic in Midland during Perth’s 40 Days for Life campaign, which ended on April 13.

Mother of three Carol Mitchell says she’s excited to be in charge of the newly established Justice, Ecology and Development Office (JEDO) for the Archdiocese of Perth.

West Coast Eagles star Nic Naitanui says he is immensely grateful for the gifts and opportunities God has given him to become one of the AFL’s most exciting players. Speaking at the ‘Celebrating God’s Gift of Sport’ event at St George’s Anglican Cathedral in Perth on April 6, Naitanui revealed the important role his faith in God has had in his life. The Eagles’ ruckman often uses Twit...

IF THE CATHOLIC Church held an international cycling competition between members of the clergy, Fra Oscar Aguilera OSM would probably win. The 40-year-old priest is a well-regarded cyclist in Perth, who has competed in a number of large scale races, and even has several sponsors. But winning races isn’t why Fra Oscar cycles. He says his priestly ministry and his passion for cycling...

Father Vinh Dong and a group of parishioners from All Saints Parish in Greenwood spent three weeks in Vietnam recently, where they distributed 300kg of donations to some of the country’s estimated 1.5 million orphans.

The Australian Catholic parish is on the verge of extinction, almost 200 people were told recently at the Pastoral Research Office’s (PRO) national conference in Melbourne.

The Australian Christians party hopes that the re-run of the WA federal senate election will result in its first representative making it to Canberra.