In its 56th year, Project Compassion is one of Australia’s longest running appeals, and has been a long-standing Lenten fixture in parishes across Australia with its iconic donation boxes. In this time, Australians have raised millions of dollars for marginalised communities worldwide. Project Compassion 2021 was launched in Catholic schools in Western Australia on Tuesday, 16 February. By Amanda Murthy.

The Perth Catholic Chinese Community hosted its festivities for the Year of the Ox at St Pius X Catholic Church, Manning Parish, on Sunday 21 February 2021. Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB celebrated the annual Mass alongside PCCC chaplain Father Patrick Lim.

The Archdiocesan Centre for Life, Marriage and Family (CLMF) has made their newly launched 2021 Lenten Journal available for purchase online this week. The Centre aims to provide support for Perth Catholics across the Archdiocese as Lent season approaches.

In his 2021 Lenten Pastoral Letter, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB says that if during the coming six weeks of Lent we can find the courage and humility to acknowledge that we are, indeed sinful people then we will have begun the journey towards a true celebration of Easter.

Exciting renovations are well underway at the St John of God Murdoch Community Hospice, with patients moving into the first five completed rooms on 21 January. Photo: SJOG. Exciting renovations are well underway at the St John of God Murdoch Community Hospice, with patients moving into the first five completed rooms on 21 January. The refurbishment to the 20-bed purpose-built palliati...

This year 13 February 2021 marks 13 years since former Australian Prime Minister The Honourable Kevin Rudd AC delivered an official apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008 upon winning the 2007 election. Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Director Donella Brown is hopeful for more positive changes in the community. By The Record.

The Saint Vincent De Paul Society in Western Australia have responded to the current bushfire crisis by launching a Vinnies WA Bushfire Recovery Appeal that will help pay for immediate needs as well as emergency accommodation and living costs. The funds will also provide long term support through financial counselling services and assistance with the financial impact of damage and loss associated with the fires. By Contributor.

Project Compassion this year prompts the Catholic community to ‘Be More.’ With five Masses held over last weekend, 13 and 14 February, the annual initiative led by Caritas Australia, seeks to stand in solidarity with people around the world who continue to face the injustice of poverty. By Amanda Murthy.

The effects of COVID-19 have caused an unconventional start of Lent as worshippers this year received ashes by having them sprinkled on the top of their head. In his Lenten Pastoral Letter for 2021, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke about how this six-week period is an opportunity for the faithful to acknowledge sinfulness as a serious matter that can have destructive effects on others and on ourselves.

Students from Star of the Sea Rockingham play at a water fountain. Catholic Education Western Australia and Catholic School Parents WA have launched a joint election platform, seeking a fairer funding deal from the incoming State Government. Photo: Supplied. Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) and Catholic School Parents WA (CSPWA) have launched a joint election platform, seeking a ...