In this exclusive story as part of the lead up to the First Assembly of the Plenary Council, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Mark Coleridge from Brisbane has this week given a historical recount of the events that led to the calling of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia.

As the Church in Australia prepares for Assembly 1 of Plenary 2020 (2-10 October, 2021), it has asked members to consider the question: “In what way does the Church in Australia recommit to the mission of Catholic education, including Catholic schools and universities in the decades to come?”

The role of Catholic schools has always been central to Australian Catholic identity, and the introduction of curricula and teaching practices, such as WA’s Religion and Life as an ATAR subject, plays an important role in the Church’s evangelisation and formation of young people.

Plenary asks for “candour and courage” as members examine the future of Catholic education.

The volunteering spirit is alive and well in Willetton where John Paul Care gardening volunteers Elisabeth and Neil Macpherson have been helping their community for nearly 30 years.

The curent Voluntary Assisted Dying debate has created a
new world order for Western Australia. On 23 June, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe published a four page
Pastoral Letter in which he expressed his thoughts
and concerns regarding the new legislation.

The new Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea Jurien Bay, blessed and dedicated by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB on Saturday, 29 May, was the result of more than 50 years of prayers and waiting, said Moora Parish Administrator, Fr Renald Anthony.

Missionary of God’s Love’s Sr Bernadette Toohey this year 6 March took her perpetual vows in Canberra. In an exclusive interview with The Record journalist Amanda Murthy, she candidly shares her experiences that led to her calling to religious life.

Plenary Council Member Professor Francis Campbell is the University of Notre Dame Vice-Chancellor. Let’s hear Professor Campbell’s response to what he thinks the Holy Spirit is saying to the Church in Australia at this time. By The Record.

David Anthony Barnao, Principal of David Barnao & Co (now Barnao Property), has last week been gifted an Apostolic Blessing for his decades of resolute services to the Church and wider community.

Wednesday 23 June commemorated the birthday anniversary of Dr Sr Mary Glowrey JMJ. The Victorian born and educated medical doctor traveled to India in 1920 to become a religious Sister where she spent 37 years serving the most vulnerable. Photo: Fiona Basile. By Fiona Basile, Courtesy Archdiocese of Melbourne Last Wednesday 23 June commemorated the birthday anniversary of Dr Sr Mary Glo...

Newly appointed Director for the Archdiocese of Perth Vocations Office, Fr Israel Quirit, echoed the words of St John Paul II in an interview with The Record Magazine.
“Many people have the impression about vocations that it’s just about the priesthood. While there may be some truth to that, it’s not the full truth,” he explained.
“Vocations also include married and religious life, as well as a life of blessed singleness.
“Simply put, it’s a path that God wants us to walk.”