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
New Audio Prayer Resource for Children and Families
Would you like to teach your children to pray, but are not sure how to go about it? Would you like them to get to know Jesus, but don’t know how to guide them? Does the busyness of life make family prayer difficult?
7500
Viewers’ reaction to the hijacking thriller 7500 (Amazon) might depend on how far the memory of 9/11 has receded for them.
Guardian Angels: Safeguarding minors is a mandate, not a choice
Concern and frustration with delayed and failed responses to abuse scandals in Poland culminated in a desperate appeal to Pope Francis to help “rebuild our Church”.
Pope Francis appoints 10th Bishop of Sale
On the Feast Day of Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Pope Francis named Archdiocese of Melbourne priest, Monsignor Greg Bennet as the 10th Bishop of Sale.
Archbishop Calls on Catholic Community to Respond to Parliamentary Inquiry
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has today issued an open letter to the Clergy, Religious and Lay Faithful of the Archdiocese of Perth to advise that on 25 June 2020, the Legislative Council of Western Australia referred the Children and Community Services Amendment Bill 2019to a Committee of Inquiry. Archbishop Costelloe’s open letter can be accessed on the Archdiocese of Perth’s website by Clicking Here.
Hundreds of years yields the harvest at MercyCare Wembley
Heritage-listed olive trees at MercyCare’s Wembley Intergenerational Campus have been returned to their original century-old roots, with MercyCare staff and volunteers harvesting some 87 kilograms of olives thanks to the generous knowledge and assistance of volunteers.
New national office will streamline, coordinate safeguarding efforts
Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference President Archbishop Mark Coleridge says a new national office for safeguarding will streamline and coordinate the Church’s work to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Artemis Fowl
In the hands of such great artists as British novelist JRR. Tolkien or Irish poet WB Yeats, the elements of medieval lore have been deployed to great effect.
Pope at pallium Mass: World needs to pray more, complain less
Some people always will want to destroy unity and stifle prophets, Pope Francis said on the feast of Saints Peter and Paul.
$1.8m grant for new rare disease treatment trial offers hope to thousands of sufferers worldwide
A global research team led by The University of Notre Dame Australia School of Medicine’s Professor Merrilee Needham, is investigating the use of a re-purposed drug (Sirolimus) in the treatment of the rare disease, Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM).
