‘Pope’s decision beyond our wildest dreams,’  Perth TAC Bishop tells The Record.     TAC Bishop Harry Entwistle. Photo: Anthony Barich.   By Anthony Barich and Robert Hiini   Perth Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) Bishop Harry Entwistle would be happy to serve as a priest under the new provisions set out...

Known all over Perth and Kalgoorlie, a beloved congregation of women finally get to see their foundress canonised.     Little Sisters of the Poor at their Glendalough home at the time the canonisation was first announced months ago. Photo: Anthony Barich                  ...

Pornography a ‘sexual Katrina’ tearing men down.   By Peter Finney Jr NEW ORLEANS - The scourge of addiction to pornography, especially among men, has created “a sexual Katrina” that is destroying families, Church and society, a prominent speaker on sexual integrity told a recent gathering of men in New Orleans. Dan Spencer, an advisory board ...

With only nine Catholic chaplains in state schools in WA, Chaplain Joe O'Brien says there are many challenges to be met.                                 By Anthony Barich The perception that chaplains are predominantly p...

Marriage formators say couples can literally change the world if they embrace the Church’s mission for them.     Francine and Byron Pirola.                                 By Anthony Barich ...

Perth boys make Campion history.     David Chua, left, and Matthew Biddle at Campion College’s Toongabbie grounds. Photo: Courtesy of Campion College.                                   ...

New anti-bullying product for schools, parents and kids delivers, says Mark Reidy.     By Mark Reidy OVER 200 schools have embraced an innovative DVD and web-based resource that unites students, parents and teachers in their endeavours to navigate the treacherous waters of digital technology. The Cyber Survivor program, which promotes this three-pronged approach ...

When will we realise that as the the Church, we exist inside and outside of time and have comrades who have gone before, who are ready to help us. It is impossible to let two such wonderful and deeply inspiring occasions as the Feasts of All Saints (November 1) and All Souls (November 2) pass without comment, for they are such beautiful and encouraging moments in the year of the Church. These...

Perth Principal sends letter admitting that inital endorsement of a Joondalup mayoral candidate was a mistake.     CEO Director, Rob Dullard.   By Robert Hiini CATHOLIC Education Office Director Ron Dullard intervened after the Principal of Sacred Heart College in Sorrento endorsed sitting Joondalup mayoral candidate Troy Pickard in a communic...

Pentecostal churches need to understand Catholics really are Christians, visiting Vatican aide tells The Record.   By Anthony Barich DIALOGUE is essential to understanding why the rapidly growing Pentecostal movement is targeting Catholics to recruit as part of the ‘Pentecostalisation of Christianity”, says the Vatican aide in charge of dialogue between the&...