The International Day of People with a Disability on 3 December is an annual opportunity for people around the world to organise a local event to celebrate the achievements of people with disability, people like 20-year-old Bailey, Identitywa housemate and the proudest new member of the Midvale Recycling Centre.

The final profession solemn Mass of Somascan Brother Sheldon Burke was celebrated by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, concelebrated by Fr Pierluigi Vajra CRS, Fr Johnson D’Souza CRS, Fr Joseph Kakumanu CRS, Fr Pierangelo Borali CRS, joined by Vincentian Fathers and Archdiocesan priests on Saturday 21 November at Spearwood Parish. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. Committed in God’s love and humb...

St Mary’s Cathedral in Perth WA is one of the buildings illuminated in red light this week in support of a global cause for the gift of religious freedom for those who are persecuted because of their Christian faith.

New Norcia Parish has last month blessed the newly installed ‘Rock of Remembrance’ – an interactive memorial in honour of those who experienced any form of neglect or abuse – following Sunday Mass on 25 October.

Caritas Australia, the Catholic Church’s international aid and development agency, has appointed its first board of directors, a move dictated by the recent incorporation process commenced by the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference over a year ago – to foster improved accountability, transparency and governance practices.

Catholic Social Services Western Australia (CSSWA) has last week recognised two people whose contributions and dedication have brought much positive impact to their local communities.

Members of SACRI, a Catechetical association of the Christ’s lay faithful and dedicated to ‘Mary, Mother of the Church’, celebrated the feast of Christ the King at Our Lady’s Shrine, Bullsbrook Parish, on Sunday 22 November.

St Mary’s Cathedral lead Cantor Joshua Adams will sing with the world-class chamber choir, The Giovanni Consort, this Christmas season on the evening of 11 December.

20 years ago, Saint John Paul II wrote a letter to the whole Church in which he set out his vision for the Church in the new millennium, which was just beginning. The letter was given the name: Novo Millennio Ineunte.

Gathering in the name of Jesus, more than 350 worshippers congregated for Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday 4 October to witness the commissioning of 12 local delegates who have the privilege of representing the Archdiocese of Perth in the upcoming Plenary Council as representatives of religious congregations and other Church bodies.