The development of the prayer resources for the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia has required a different way of thinking, said Mercy Sister Kerry Willison, Chair of the Plenary Council Liturgy Committee and Director of Liturgy for the Archdiocese of Perth.

The issue of Conversion in the Agenda of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia invites Members to think about how we might better accompany one another on the journey of personal and communal conversion which mission in Australia requires.

In this special report, Paul Cleary writes about Mercy Sisters Bernadette Kennedy and Bernadine Daly, who answered a call to work with Aboriginal people in the late 70’s in the mid-west WA town of Roebourne.

Plenary Council Member, Eva Skira AO, is Chair of both the Association of Ministerial Public Juridical Persons (AMPJP), and the Trustees of St John of God Healthcare.

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.