The Record is the weekly online publication and bi-monthly print magazine of the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. Established in 1874, The Record is one of the oldest publications in Australia, providing an insight into the weekly news and events from a local, national and international perspective via The eRecord and an in depth look at current issues happening among us today via The Record Magazine.
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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
INTERNATIONAL: Pope urges students to see human actions behind suffering, war
God does not play favourites, but human beings do in little ways at school and in big ways with the global economy, Pope Francis told students from Milan’s Istituto San Carlo, a school with students from prekindergarten through high school.
Future housing and support needs a priority for Identitywa
Identitywa is currently working to understand and plan for the future housing and support needs of people with disability.
Same mission, refreshed name for Catholic School Parents WA
Representatives of parent bodies, educators and clergy for Catholic Schools across Perth have last week gathered at the offices of Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) to witness the transitioning of Parents and Friends Federation of Western Australia to their new name.
PROJECT COMPASSION 2019: Baskoro shares reflections on his Australian Caritas journey
Yohanes Baskoro has been caught up in a whirlwind tour of Australia as part of the Caritas Project Compassion launch serie
Musical powerhouse duo celebrate the Easter season with joint masterpiece
Johann Sebastian Bach’s sacred musical masterpiece St Matthew Passion was first performed on Good Friday in 1727 to an audience in Leipzig, Germany.
NATIONAL: $10k top reward incentive for ‘Solace’ 2019 ACU Prize for Poetry
Off the back of receiving a record number of 540 poems last year, entries are now open for one of Australia’s richest poetry prize.
Prendiville College students take it to the bank
The students of Prendiville Catholic College in Ocean Reef are reaping the rewards of a joint project between Bankwest and the Australia Business and Community Network.
NATIONAL: Census 2016 paints picture of Australian Catholic population
There were fewer Catholics in Australia in 2016 than in 2011, but they were more likely to have a higher education and more likely to have been born overseas than five years earlier.
MOVIE REVIEW: Unplanned places abortion issue in question
The hard-hitting, fact-based drama Unplanned (Pure Flix) dares its viewers to confront the reality of what happens when a baby is aborted.
2019 Easter Message
Once again as a Christian community, a community that is of disciples of Jesus, we have travelled the journey of Lent, with its call to conversion of heart, re-living once more the terrible story of the betrayal, suffering and death of Jesus, and now we have arrived at the moment of joy which burst forth in the rising of Jesus from the dead.
