By Michael Britton It could be argued that science and scientific enquiry have reached a critical turning point in its evolution; with some, paraphrasing a Nietzschean term, have proclaimed that “science is dead.” There are growing numbers of people who no longer subscribe to the belief in anthropogenic global warming, less parents are having their children vaccinated and the belief that the ...

Archbishop Polding, Bishops Willson and Murphy, and other clergy at the 1st Australian Provincial Council, Sydney, 10-12 September 1844. There are 46 persons in the photo. Photo: Sourced. By Dr Peter Wilkinson Dr Peter Wilkinson writes the first of several articles examining the seven previous particular councils held in Australia between 1844 and 1937. An understanding of these counci...

Sr Kathleen in her early years with the Presentation Sisters at Iona. Photo: Supplied. Sr Kathleen Laffan PBVM came to Perth at about 17 years of age after her school principal, a Presentation Sister, set the challenge of helping the congregation here following a tragedy which saw the death of three Sisters in a boating accident. She recently stepped down after six years as Congregation ...

A desire to help the poor and to be a missionary led to a vocation to the religious life which has now spanned across several continents over more than 30 years for Perth woman, Margaret Talbot, or Sr Mary Margaret of the Eucharist as she is now known. Photo: Jamie O'Brien A desire to help the poor and to be a missionary led to a vocation to the religious life which has now spanned across s...

Listening to God’s calling at the tender age of 15 opened doors for Patrick Carre to use his love for music to evangelise, to connect with people and to bring them closer to God.

The road to becoming a principal hasn’t been straightforward for Carmel O’Shaughnessy.

St Joseph has been depicted in many ways over the centuries, but when sculptor Mehdi Rasulle created a statue of him for the Perth Archdiocese, he knew he wanted to portray the saint as an ordinary working man and father.

A music video of a skateboarding Franciscan, who spent 14 years living in Western Australia, received an Emmy at the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on November 7.

Imagine if correspondents in late 1944 had reported the Battle of the Bulge, but without explaining that it was a turning point in the second world war. Or what if finance reporters had told the story of the AIG meltdown in 2008 without adding that it raised questions about derivatives and sub-prime mortgages that could augur a vast financial implosion?

Pilgrims have their cameras ready as Pope Benedict XVI makes his way through the crowd in St Peter's Square at the Vatican before a general audience in 2007. The 85-year-old pontiff said he no longer has the energy to exercise his ministry over the Universal Church and will resign at the end of the month. Photo: CNS. The Universal Church will long feel the effects of Pope Benedict's time oc...