Inspirational reflections on faith, mission and service featured prominently at the recent Leadership Breakfast event hosted by the Knights of the Southern Cross WA. Three women who hold prominent positions in the areas of mission, outreach and religious education captivated the large audience with their personal reflections on faith, vocation and service that revealed not only the diversit...

As Project Compassion 2026 draws to a close, Caritas Australia has extended heartfelt thanks to communities across the country for once again uniting against poverty, with schools, parishes and supporters taking up this year’s powerful call to justice, solidarity, and hope.  Inspired by the theme Unite Against Poverty, Project Compassion 2026 drew on a poignant moment from John’s Gospe...

Listening and responding to the cries of the poor and the earth is central to the mission of the Church. That is the conclusion of the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service in welcoming the release of a major new international report. Australian Catholic University senior lecturer in theology Dr Sandie Cornish coordinated one of ten study groups arising out of the XVI G...

Deacon Kenneth said his faith was shaped by the influence of his family’s strong Catholic values. Photo: Supplied. To the young people discerning a vocation to the priesthood or religious life, be patient and open to God’s voice. Take time always to pray, reflect and ask the Lord for His will to be done on your life. Seek advice by asking questions of the learned, priests and your academic ...

The Pontifical Mission Societies have appointed Peter Gates as national director of Catholic Mission, the Pope’s mission agency in Australia. Peter brings more than three decades of service to the role, most recently as deputy national director. He has been central to strengthening missionary formation, deepening parish and school engagement with the Church’s universal mission and guidin...

Fr Kenneth concelebrates Mass with Bishop Sproxton and his fellow priests. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. The Kelmscott parish community gathered in joyful celebration last October for the installation of Rev Fr Kenneth Acosta Garcia as their new parish priest - a moment that marked both continuity and renewal in the life of the parish. The occasion signalled the beginning of a new chapter for th...

The meeting reignited critical discussions regarding Australia’s housing and homelessness crisis. Photo: Phil Bayne. A recent meeting between Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA) CEO Dr Jerry Nockles and Ben Rimmer, Director-General of the Housing Group in the Federal Department of Treasury, has reignited critical discussions regarding Australia’s housing and homelessness crisis. Du...

Outstanding support for the Archbishop’s 2025 LifeLink Day Initiative was recognised recently with the Archbishop’s 2025 Spirit Award presented to John XXIII College in Mount Claremont (secondary schools award) and Mercy College in Koondoola (primary schools award). LifeLink Chair and Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton, said, while the Award structure formally recognises a secondary and pr...

By Jamie O'Brien and Phil Bayne It's almost impossible to fully grasp the extent of the good which our priests and indeed all our ordained ministers have done and continue to do for God's people, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said. “As ministers of God's grace, we've been drawn into the very ministry of Christ himself,” he continued, speaking to the nearly 200 clergy who gat...

Dear friends, I thank you for your commitment: it is a very great and generous service that you give to your parish, and I encourage you to persevere faithfully. (Pope Leo XIV audience with French altar servers, 25.08.2025). Fifty years after he was first approached by Fr Pat Ahern to consider becoming an acolyte, John Foss, a parishioner at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Bruce Rock, is still...