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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
CSSWA honours Carey Brown and Doris Zambonetti, 41 years of service between them
This year – staff from across the Archdiocese gathered Friday 7 August at St Mary’s Cathedral Parish Centre to honour the outstanding contributions of two remarkable women— Carey Brown and Doris Zembonetti.
Professor Maria Harries AM lifelong commitment honoured with inaugural award
Professor Maria Harries’ remarkable career, spanning over four decades, has been marked by dedicated leadership in social work, child protection, governance, and the not-for-profit sector, particularly within Catholic social services.
Student exchange fosters shared learning in healthcare and community service
The University of Notre Dame Australia recently welcomed students from Saint Louis University (SLU) in the United States for a two-week study visit exploring Australia’s healthcare and community service sectors.
A new era for St John of God Foundation
Foundation Chief Executive Officer Bianca Pietralla said the Foundation was delighted to welcome Justin Carroll as Chair.
Vatican correspondents bring four papacies of reporting to Perth clergy
Bishop Sproxton with Doubleview parishioner and 2026 CSSWA Volunteer of the Year Award recipient, Doris Zombonetti, also with Matt Tranter (son of Tom Tranter) Catholic Outreach Director, Marietta Russo. Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth.
Merredin Parish called to hope beyond the golden era at centenary Mass
Merriden Parish Priest Fr Phillip Perreau, Woodvale Parish Priest Fr Stan Bendowski, Auxiliary Bishop Dson Sproxton, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, Fr Andrew Bowron, Central Wheatbelt MP Lachlan Hunter and parishioners Heather Giles and John Jeffreys. Photo: Em Louise Photography.
"We are called to be faithful disciples of Jesus, not in some imagined golden age, but in the reality of our...
You are a sign of God’s care for His people, Bishop Sproxton tells staff and volunteers
You are a sign of God's care for His people Bishop Don told the congregation at the 2026 Eucharistic Celebration with Church Personnel on Friday 7 August at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth.
All of you, in one way or another, are touching the suffering of others, the needs of others, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton has told the personnel and volunteers of the ...
Perth pilgrims flock to venerate the relic of St Carlo Acutis
The relic of Saint Carlo Acutis on display in the St Mary’s Cathedral crypt. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth.
By Jamie O'Brien and Phil Bayne
Perth pilgrims have flocked to venerate the relic of St Carlo Acutis, the Church's first millennial saint, during the relic's national mission.
St Mary’s Cathedral, St Michael the Archangel Chapel in Leederville and Sacred Heart Church in...
We all have the call to vocation in our lives: Bishop Nelson Po
Let us be generous with ourselves and allow God to work through us, Bishop Nelson said at the National Vocations Awareness Week Mass on Sunday 2 August. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth.
We all have the vocation to live holy and Christian lives, to be always Christ-like. This is the general and common vocation of all of us, of all the baptised, Auxiliary Bishop Nelson Po has said.
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Archdiocese welcomes Australian Ambassador to the Holy See
Bishop Don Sproxton, Ambassador Keith Pitt, Bishop Nelson Po and Archdiocese Chancellor and Executive Director, Daniel Lynch. Photo: Michelle Tan/Archdiocese of Perth.
Perth Auxiliary Bishops Don Sproxton and Nelson Po have last week welcomed Australia’s Ambassador to the Holy See, The Hon Keith Pitt, who was in Perth to deliver a lecture at the University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantl...
