Local Wadjuk Noongar man, Thairon Jansen plays the didgeridoo during the Smoking Ceremony at the Aboriginal Sunday Mass, Sunday 19 October 2025. Photo: Brad Deregla, Infinitum Studios/Archdiocese of Perth. The Perth Catholic community is invited to join Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton to celebrate the annual Aboriginal Sunday Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sunday 18 October at 5pm. St ...

Nedlands MP Jonathan Huston has this week said he does not see the Lord’s Prayer as a test of someone's religious commitment, nor does its value depend upon everyone in the chamber sharing the same beliefs. Photo: Adobe Stock. I am proud to be reading into the Western Australian Parliament a petition initiated by Cáit Folan-Sfakianakis calling for the Lord’s Prayer to remain at the commence...

The Society is supporting Anti-Poverty Week’s call for the Australian Government to establish standard measures of poverty and targets to reduce it. Image: Sourced. The St Vincent de Paul Society is calling on the Albanese Government to legislate official measures of poverty and set targets to reduce it, with children at the centre. Marking Anti-Poverty Week from 11 to&nbs...

Don’t mention religion or politics. It’s an appeal you may have heard prior to family or social engagements, but what happens when the two intersect personally and professionally? That is the daily situation faced by three prominent WA politicians who shared their insights into faith, conviction and the common good at the Knights of the Southern Cross Leadership Breakfast held on Wednesd...

Catholic Mission is inviting youth groups, parishes, dioceses and schools across Australia to make Cambodia part of their pilgrimage to World Youth Day 2027, through a unique pre-World Youth Day Mission Exposure trip from 27 July to 1 August 2027. As young Catholics prepare to travel to the Republic of Korea for World Youth Day 2027, beginning on 3 August, many pilgrims will start their jou...

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...

Archbishop Costelloe prays during the 70th anniversary Mass for the Mount Lawley Parish on Sunday 20 September. Fr Mariusz Grzech is pictured in the background. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. “Anniversaries are an opportunity to look back with gratitude, to look around us with pride at all that has been achieved, and to look forward, full of prayer for hope for the future, Perth Ar...

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...

By John Pintabona  On Monday 5 October, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Nelson Po will join the Saint Mary’s Catholic Church community in Leederville to celebrate the feast day of Saint Bartolo Longo, the great Apostle of the Rosary. Born in Latiano, Italy, in 1841, Bartolo Longo experienced a profound conversion before dedicating his life to prayer, Christian education and works of charity....

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...