Pope Francis has last weekend appointed Fr Karol Kulczycki SDS, the former head of the Salvatorians in Australia, as the new bishop of the Diocese of Port Pirie in regional South Australia.

Donning a personalised sash with the words “Happy 80th Birthday, Gloria” and a bright blue dress upon the request of the birthday girl, Identitywa senior resident Gloria May Stewart is living proof that with the right spiritual wellbeing and community support systems, a person of disability can live a full and meaningful life.

Twenty years of dedicated service to God is no small accomplishment and for Fr Douglas Harris of St Bernadette’s Church, Glendalough Parish; his 20-year anniversary celebrates a legacy of sharing the joy and peace of the Sacraments in WA as a co-founder of The Apostles of Perpetual Adoration.

The Record has this month celebrated its 146th anniversary, reporting on the work of the Catholic Church in Perth since 6 July 1874.

The Catholic Church of Australia welcomed some good news last week as the Most Rev Mark Stuart Edwards OMI was received as the sixth Bishop of Wagga Wagga during a Liturgical Reception and Solemn Mass at St Michael’s Cathedral, Wagga Wagga on 22 July.

New professed Benedictine monk Dom Paul Forster has this week recalled the start of the journey of his vocation with The Record.

Uniting as one Catholic Church to give thanks for faith and culture, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community from across Perth gathered last Sunday, 12 July at Embleton Parish Holy Trinity Church despite the postponement of the 2020 NAIDOC celebrations due to some COVID-19 restrictions still in place.

It was 15 years ago this week that then newly completed Chapel of Redemptoris Mater Seminary was Dedicated and opened on 28 June 2005.

The man walking spritely through Thomas Perrott Retirement Village, Rossmoyne, is dressed for a party and sporting several war medals, and following him through the twists and turns of the complex’s gardens to join him, it is quickly apparent that for this centenarian, age really is just a number – even if it is now in the triple figures.

The Catholic Church of Australia welcomed some good news earlier this month, despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, with the Diaconate Ordination of Willetton-raised Dominican Brother Reginald Mary Chua OP on Saturday 6 June at Sydney’s Saint Benedict’s Church, Broadway.