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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Microsoft joins CEWA in transformational education initiative
Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) is collaborating with Microsoft to create a landmark cloud-based digital ecosystem intended to transform education across the State for 80,000 students and 12,000 staff.
ORDINATIONS TO THE DIACONATE: Journeys of faith and service within the Church
Being surrounded by other young people who were passionate about the Catholic faith has inspired Bateman parishioner Elisha (Ellie) Sanghera to commence the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA).
INTERNATIONAL – Pope Francis: Cross is sign of God’s love, not just a shiny trinket
The Cross is a sign of God’s love for humankind and not just an emblem of Christianity or a piece of jewellery to display, Pope Francis said during his morning Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae on 4 April.
ARCHBISHOP COSTELLOE: Realising that change is needed
As many of you may have seen on the news or read in our daily newspapers, the final hearings of the Catholic Church for the Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse concluded in February, after a day and a half dedicated to the witness given under oath by the five metropolitan Archbishops of Australia, of whom I am one as Archbishop of Perth.
The Answer is found in the resurrection of Jesus: Archbishop Costelloe’s 2017 Easter Message
When Jesus was executed in the most brutal fashion on the first Good Friday, his followers, and especially his closest disciples, must have experienced a sense of shocking disillusionment, despair and shame.
Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton’s Easter Message 2017
About half-way through Lent, I had the very pleasant duty of celebrating the Sunday Mass with the parish in Attadale.
Dominic Perissinotto: Growing in faith, with music
When the small rural township of Yarloop in Western Australia was devastated by a bushfire in 2016, a story emerged of a retired organist who lost everything he owned; his home and an irreplaceable organ under restoration.
A movement intended for the renewal and strengthening of Christian family life
Each week, normally on a Friday, a group of men and women meet at a family home in Perth for an evening of prayer and reflection, and to share about their faith.
Jacinta adds another string to her bow with national musical appointment
Eight years after becoming Director of Cathedral Music at St Mary’s Cathedral in Perth, Jacinta Jakovcevic has been honoured with another role: being named a member of the National Liturgical Music Board.
CONVERSION STORY: Calling to the Church a special moment for Matthew
In his final step of the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), Catechumen Matthew Fry cannot wait to become a Catholic.
