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
Social media central to tech-savvy Catholic Youth Festival
The rapid pick-up of new social media applications by Catholic youth is playing a major part in the coordination, planning and delivery of the next Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) to be held in Adelaide in December.
Event shines light on truth and meaning in the universe
The truth and meaning in the universe will be explored through ethics, theology, art and music at an event hosted by the New Norcia Institute for Benedictine Studies on Saturday, 29 August 2015.
Second Cathedral concert set to enchant audience
The second of three concerts held in St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth this year is ready to delight the ears of music lovers.
Royal Commission to hear evidence from retired Bishop Geoffrey Robinson
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will hold a public hearing in Sydney on Monday, 24 August 2015 to hear evidence from retired Bishop Geoffrey Robinson into the approach of the Catholic Church in Australia to child sexual abuse survivors prior to the commencement of Towards Healing in 1996.
World Youth Day registration begins; Pope Francis first to sign up
Pope Francis was the first pilgrim to sign up for World Youth Day to be held in Krakow, Poland, launching the opening of registration.
The Good Lie highlights difficult plight of Sudan
The Good Lie did not receive much cinema exhibition, but became available on DVD and it is the kind of film that could be recommended to serious audiences.
Archbishop Coleridge of Brisbane calls asylum-seeker policy ‘a moral failure’
Australia’s asylum-seeker policy is a moral failure and an international disgrace, Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge said on ABC TV’s Q&A on Monday night.
Commitment to reconciliation recognised with Kullari NAIDOC Award
Associate Professor Sandra Wooltorton, Director of the Nulungu Research Institute on The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Broome Campus, was this month presented with the Reconciliation Award at the 2015 Kullari NAIDOC Ball and Awards Ceremony.
Archdiocese of Perth set to ordain eight men to priesthood
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe will celebrate the ordinations on Saturday, 1 August at St Mary’s Cathedral at 10am in the presence of an expected 1,000 people, maximising the capacity of the Cathedral and bringing the number of ordinations for Perth in 2015 to 12.
Archbishop Costelloe to celebrate Annual Marriage Day Mass
Married couples across the Archdiocese will next month have a special opportunity to have their marriage vows blessed and renewed by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe at the Annual Archdiocesan Marriage Day Mass.
