As the Pilgrimage of the Migrant Jubilee Cross continues to make its way around the state, the Catholic Youth Ministry’s Penelope Watt offers the following reflection. On Sunday 19 April, the Catholic Youth Ministry celebrated the arrival of the Migrant Jubilee Cross in Perth with a summit and mass at St Mary’s Cathedral. On Sunday 19 April, the Catholic Youth Ministry celebrated the arr...

The Federal Budget has drawn a measured but hopeful response from both the St Vincent de Paul Society and Catholic Health Australia who have welcomed reforms they believe could improve the lives of Australians facing housing stress, poverty, illness and ageing. However, both organisations have also warned that much more needs to be done to ensure vulnerable people are not left behind. In a ...

The University of Notre Dame Australia is reshaping counselling education through a renewed, practice-led curriculum and a strong commitment to improving public understanding of complex issues such as mental health and addiction. Notre Dame’s Bachelor and Master of Counselling programs have recently undergone a major renewal, including the introduction of new courses designed to challenge s...

As winter approaches, the St Vincent de Paul Society is calling on Australians to support the Vinnies Winter Appeal 2026, with new data showing the increased depth of financial pressure now facing households already struggling to get by. A new YouGov survey commissioned by St Vincent de Paul Society found more than half of Australians (55 percent) say they have had to reduce spending on ess...

The Migrant Jubilee Cross has last weekend Sunday 3 May transitioned from the Perth Archdiocese to the Bunbury Diocese at a Mass celebrated at St Mary’s Cathedral. The Migrant Jubilee Cross is considered a gift from migrant communities to the Church - a place that symbolises welcome and belonging, integration and solidarity. Deacon Greg Lowe said the Migrant Jubilee Cross provided an opp...

Filmmakers from the University of Notre Dame Australia have been recognised at the WA Made Film Festival Student Awards, taking home honours for Best Producer and Best Sound. Elsie took out the Best Producer award while Taylor took out the Best Sound award for the short drama, Holding. Photo: UNDA. The Best Producer award went to final year film student Elsie Taylor, while recent graduat...

Patients in the state’s Midwest can now access robotic-assisted joint replacement procedures closer to home, with the introduction of robotic-assisted technology at St John of God Geraldton Hospital. Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Lorcan McGonagle has begun using the Cori robotic system for hip and knee procedures, while his colleague and fellow orthopaedic surgeon Dr Aman Singh has commenced using...

The joy of Easter knows no bounds, even if you’re located 1500 kilometres off the Australian coast, 2600 kilometres northwest of Perth, in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Fr Joe prepares to light the Paschal candle during the Easter Vigil. Photo: Supplied. Such is the case for the unique faith community of Christmas Island which warmly welcomed Fr Joseph Laundy recently to celebrate thei...

Next month, the Wanneroo Parish community will gather in prayer, song, procession and celebration in honour of their patron saint – as they have done for the past 93 years. Shaped by the migrant story of the Church in Western Australia, the annual feast or festa of St Anthony has been celebrated in Wanneroo since the original St Anthony of Padua Church opened in 1932. In the early days, ...

The Record Editor Jamie O'Brien speaks with Bishop Makysim Ryabukha from the Exarchate of Donetsk in Ukraine, a region currently under Russian occupation. Since being installed as Auxiliary Bishop in December 2022, some 10 months into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bishop Makysim has driven more than 50,000 kilometres near the largely occupied areas of Eastern Ukraine to tend to ...