By Eric Martin and Jamie O'Brien The COVID-19 Testing Clinic on Murray Street, Perth. As the number of COVID-19 cases rose nationally to 4,976 this week, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton spoke to The Record to encourage the Perth Catholic community with his prayers and offer of guidance despite the chaos. Photo: Jamie O'Brien As the number of COVID-19 cases rose nationally to 4,976...

Fresh off the back of assisting to co-ordinate a successful Australian Catholic Youth Festival – held in Perth in December 2019 – Catholic Youth Ministry announced its new leader in Adeline Bock as Acting Director. With Anita Parker on extended maternity leave and Vincent Haber moving to Sydney to take up a role as Events Manager of Catholic Youth Services, Adeline emerged as the ideal candidate to lead young Catholics of Perth. The Record chats with Adeline for her plans with CYM this year.

As national and local governments have been issuing stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis asked people to pray for and assist those who are homeless.

Caritas Australia and its PNG partners are helping communities turn challenging life circumstances and relationships into more positive and harmonious ones with the Caritas Australia supported Centre of Hope.

Pope Francis has last month appointed the Most Rev Patrick O’Regan, formerly Bishop of Sale in Victoria, as the 12th Archbishop of Adelaide.

Emma (Focus) is a delightful screen version of Jane Austen’s classic novel, lovely to look at and abounding in gentle humour.

Tawonga is the youngest of six children and was born with one weaker leg, so she walks with the aid of crutches. Her siblings also used to push her three kilometres to school in a donated wheelchair. Photo: Pilirani Chimombo/Caritas Australia. In Malawi, a country where an estimated 2.4 per cent of youths are living with a disability, Caritas Australia is working alongside local communities...

By Cindy Wooden https://youtu.be/XowAqos2lLY In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis says he will give an extraordinary blessing "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) at 6pm Rome time on 27 March. The formal blessing -- usually given only immediately after a new pope's election and on Christmas and Easter -- carries with it a plenary indulgence for all wh...

By Eric Martin Professor Francis Campbell has arrived in Fremantle amidst the coronavirus chaos to begin his new role as the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA), taking over from Emeritus VC, now Federal Member for Curtin, Celia Hammond MP. Appointed in March 2019, Prof Campbell was still working as the VC of St Mary’s University in London, before being...

Four Perth lay faithful have been chosen, together with more than 267 others nationwide, as delegates for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia. Centre for Faith Enrichment Director Dr Marco Ceccarelli, The Shopfront Director Damian Walsh University of Notre Dame Australia Senior Lecturer in Theology, Dr Angela McCarthy, and Parish Coordinator Emily Hardbottle have been chosen as the four ...