The fundamental premise behind a conference recently held in South Australia was to explore how spiritually disconnected the Church and society had become from God’s creation and to look at ways to bridge this divide, said Perth participant Nigel Hayward.

Western Australia’s largest and most trusted emergency relief provider, the St Vincent de Paul Society, has launched its 2015 Winter Appeal, and is asking the community to support Vinnies in its efforts to Rebuild Lives this winter.

Around 850 people were on hand to make a stand against abortion in the annual Walk and Rally for Life at Parliament House last week on Tuesday, 12 May.

Two recently released books about Archbishop Patrick Clune CSsr, written by Fr Christopher Dowd, and Bishop Martin Griver, written by Odhran O’Brien, are still available for sale by the Archdiocese of Perth.

As a child, Margaret Bowen remembers being in the choir, cleaning the silver at church, and always being aware that “Our Lady had her hands on me, the whole time”.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has been announced as the new Chairman for the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Education Commission.

To celebrate World Communications Day this Sunday, 17 May, the e-Record looks at the speech by Archbishop Claudio Celli, President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, who spoke at the recent Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Communications Congress.

Archdiocese of Perth Chief Operations Officer Dr Terry Wilson is the editor of a new handbook for Catholic employers and employees, published by the Australian Catholic Council for Employment Relations (ACCER).

The second major earthquake in less than three weeks spread renewed fears and dented the confidence of people, said church and charity workers.

A picture paints a thousand words, so they say, and Mercyville volunteer Diane Price understands this adage more than most.