Twenty-four men left the routines of everyday life behind to gather for the event. Photo: Supplied. Creating space to reflect on your own personal story, what is happening in your lives, and where God may be calling you. That lay at the heart of the third menALIVE reCHARGE weekend held from 28–30 August. The historic town of New Norcia provided the perfect backdrop for the 24 men who lef...

Bishop Nelson and Principal Andrew Watson join with the students to present and accept the donation cheque. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. The goal set by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB of raising $130,000 in 2026 to support the work of agencies supported by LifeLink has received a substantial boost with an $11,353 donation from the Newman Catholic College community. Acc...

Their mission sought to deepen understanding of the Eucharist through Mass and Adoration, while offering opportunities for people to experience healing through prayer. Photo: Supplied. By Annabelle Harris A team of Perth Catholics has taken its ministry of healing prayer and Eucharistic Adoration to the Philippines, combining evangelisation with service to some of the country’s most disa...

The organisers were very encouraged to see more than 80 women attend the ‘Called to Be More’ event. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. More than 80 women came together on Saturday 15 August to participate in the inaugural Women’s Discernment Retreat Day - a day of prayer, reflection and conversation about vocation and God’s call in their lives. Called to Be More provided young Catho...

Archbishop Costelloe and Fr Vincent congratulate the 2026 B.J. Hickey Scholarship winners, along with CFE Director, Dr Marco Ceccarelli and CFE Coordinator of Adult Faith Formation, Laura Firth. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. At his inauguration Mass on 18 May 2025, Pope Leo XIV encouraged his listeners “Look to Christ! Come closer to him! Welcome his word that enlightens and conso...

We walk together, serve the archdiocese together, guided by the Holy Spirit whose voice and direction we constantly try to capture. Those words, in the spirit of synodality cultivated by Pope Francis and now Pope Leo XIV, are the foundations on which the Centre for Faith Enrichment (CFE) continues to develop, 50 years after its establishment in 1976. Delivering the homily at the annivers...

The Zimbabwean Catholic Choir performs at the Welcome Mass for the Migrant Jubilee Cross at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday 18 April 2026. Photo: Andrea Bernardino/Archdiocese of Perth. Even just one of these children (Matthew 18:10) is the theme of the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees that will be celebrated on Sunday 27 September. This year's theme draws attention to children a...

Caritas Australia is urging Australians to support communities devastated by catastrophic flooding in Nepal as local partner Caritas Nepal expands its emergency response to reach families who have lost homes, livelihoods and loved ones. As the scale of the disaster continues to emerge, hundreds of lives have been lost, thousands of people are still missing or unaccounted for, and there is w...

Students in Tigray, Ethiopia enjoy a Mary’s Meal school meal. Students reportedly feeling hungry at school dropped from 72 per cent to zero per cent following the introduction of the program. Photo: Mary’s Meals. As conflict, rising food prices, and climate shocks continue to drive hunger in the countries where Mary’s Meals works, the global school feeding charity’s recently released 2025 I...

Broken Bay News Editor Katrina Lee with ACPA Vice President Tiffany Davis and Dunedin Bishop Michael Dooley. Photo: Jeremy Yuen/ACPA. Broken Bay News, the magazine of the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay, has won the Bishop Philip Kennedy Memorial Award for Overall Excellence at the 2026 Australasian Catholic Press Association Awards in Christchurch. Dunedin Bishop Michael Dooley presented...