New Migrant Wallace Mwapamba says that the support provided by Centacare Employment and Training has enabled him to add value to someone’s life – something you can never put a price on.

Wallace enrolled in Centacare’s Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability) course in early 2021.

Ukrainian Parish Priest Fr Ihor Holovko spoke of the deep sadness of his people and the horror which is being visited upon them during Ash Wednesday Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral.

Hundreds gathered for a community prayer service on Sunday 6 March, led by the Ukrainian Association of WA Inc and Archbishop Costelloe composed a prayer, encouraging Perth Catholics to pray for peace.

The Knights of the Southern Cross Western Australia commemorated their Centennial Mass and celebration on Saturday 12 February 2022, at St Mary’s Cathedral, looking back over a century of achievement promoting the interests of the Catholic community and Church.

It was in the late 70s right through to the early 90’s that thousands of Vietnamese people – many of them refugees who had risked their lives to flee the country by boat – commenced arriving in Perth, Western Australia.
Many of the refugees were housed by the Government at Graylands Hostel for a short period, in the meantime learning English in addition as how to adapt to a new society and culture.

This year Catholic Mission is thrilled to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Society of the Propagation of the Faith, and the beatification of its founder, Pauline Jaricot who, as a young, faith-filled woman that desired to support missionaries around the world, founded the Society in 1822.

Nicknamed “Apple” by his family, Yalgoo Badimia Yamatji man and Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Pastoral Worker Reg Carnamah will be remembered as a happy-go-lucky person and a man of faith, who was passionate about his work for the church. He passed away on 23 January.

Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton has recalled the phone call he received in December 2001 to appoint him as a Bishop. The then Mirrabooka Parish Priest had just returned home when he took the call from Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Francesco Canalini.

“I remember the Nuncio saying to me, ‘I can understand you would be surprised and perhaps a little fearful, as we [fellow bishops] all have been ourselves.

“’The Lord will help you and give you what you need,’ were his exact words.”

Aid to the Church in Need Head of Press Maria Lozano has last week interviewed Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas about the situation in Kiev, the humanitarian crisis, solidarity among the population and the drama of war.

A born and bred West Australian, Ivy Ballentine entered the world on 16 March 1919, joining the army during World War II and marrying future husband George in her 20’s. She celebrated her 103rd birthday this week.

On 21 January, the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia released a document Catholic Social Teaching: Dreaming as a Single Human Family. Photo: Sourced. The National Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia has released a fresh reflection on Catholic Social Teaching, the principles which have underpinned the Society’s work for over 150 years. Speaking at the launch of Ca...