Between 1846 and 1848, Don Angelo Confalonieri undertook a mission to Aboriginal people at Port Essington, now part of Australia’s Northern Territory, where Britain established the Victoria settlement in 1838. Rome made the Victoria settlement a vicariate in 1845 and placed it under the Diocese of Perth led by Bishop John Brady. In 2016, a commemoration will mark the 170 years that have passed since Confalonieri arrived in Port Essington.
The need to walk faithfully in the footsteps of the Good Shepherd was the central message Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe this week reinforced, as he paid thanks to those who have participated and contributed to the development of the new Archdiocesan Plan.
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe has last week described Catholic education in Australia as a precious gift that must be protected, with Christ placed at its centre.
Visiting Hondouran Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga, – who was invited to Perth for the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) Conference, – has called for a return to Catholic values in the education system and spoken of the need for action on climate change at two separate events.
His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed as Auxiliary Bishops of Sydney, the Reverend Monsignor Anthony Randazzo of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, and the Reverend Father Richard James Umbers of the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei.
Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga SDB returned to his teaching roots during a visit to St Norbert College in Queens Park.
Connecting with God through prayer can be a useful addition to everyday life and work, as attendees at a recent twilight retreat in Perth discovered.
From Ireland to Indonesia, and everywhere in between, the dozens of different cultures that make up Claremont-based Mercy Place Mont Clare will be celebrated when the not-for-profit, aged-care organisation celebrates its cultural heritage this week.
Something like pondering leftovers discovered in the back of the refrigerator, a movie studio decided, “Hey! This hasn’t gone bad!”
With the 2016 Federal election scheduled for this Saturday 2 July, The eRecord is this week re-publishing the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference statement regarding the election, entitled, A Voice for the Voiceless.