Archbishop Timothy Costelloe has this week asked all parishes and other Catholic communities in the Archdiocese of Perth to unite in prayer for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris, which took place on Friday 13 November.

The Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, issued a statement on Saturday, 14 November, via Vatican Radio, condemning the attacks on his city, praising first responders, and urging unity in the wake of terror attacks that killed at least 128 people overnight.

A family that chooses to watch TV or play with their smartphones rather than talk at the dinner table is “hardly a family”, Pope Francis said.

The dignity and rights of workers must never be compromised, not only with regard to fair wages and pension, but also in “their right to rest,” Pope Francis said.

Archbishop Timothy Costello has this week responded to the news from the Federal Government, announcing the distribution of visa’s to refugees in Syria.

Pilgrims travelling to Rome can experience the best of both worlds, earthly and spiritual, when they find themselves at Domus Australia.

Businesses are called on to promote harmony between work and family for their employees, especially for women with children or those who are starting families, Pope Francis said on 31 October in an audience with the Christian Union of Italian Business Executives.

Given the current centrality of the theme of the family in the Catholic world, Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey, of Perth, recently spoke to eRecord journalist Marco Ceccarelli about his experience of attending the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia from 22 to 27 September 2015. Attended by more than a million people, the event proved to be overwhelmingly successful and paved the...

The presidents of the US and Canadian bishops conferences have this week joined leaders of the regional bishops conferences of Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania and Europe in signing an appeal for government leaders to reach a “fair, legally binding and truly transformational climate agreement” at a summit in Paris. Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai, President of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences, signed the appeal on 26 October at the beginning of a joint news conference at the Vatican.

Directing music for an American Catholic parish drove a Christian musician down a 25-year journey as a contributor to the Church’s liturgical music. In 1973, Marty Haugen took what he thought was a temporary job as music director for the Catholic Church in Minnesota.