Who knew when Pope Francis made this statement in 2015, how parents and carers would be required to become so much more engaged in the education of their children and young people in 2020, as a result of COVID-19. Catholic schools have for many years seen parents as integral partners in their children’s education and never more so than this year.

Western Australian politician the Hon Charles Smith MLC has this week described the Labor Party’s Children and Community Services Amendment Bill 2019 as an attack on Catholic’s freedom to practice their faith.

The University of Notre Dame Australia has once again taken the national top spot for undergraduate graduate satisfaction according to the latest Federal Government’s nationwide Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) 2020 Graduate Outcomes Survey.

Fr Philip (right) was ordained alongside Fr Huynh Nguyen by Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey on 17 November 1995 at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Supplied. Twenty-five years ago, on 17 November 1995, a 40-year-old Father Philip Perreau stood before family and friends at the Saint Mary’s Cathedral sanctuary as a newly ordained priest of the Archdiocese of Perth. Sharing his journey with The...

In a world that is not of our own making, under conditions we didn’t choose and circumstances over which we have little control, the Christian virtue of hope is a way for the future of faith, said Professor John Haldane.

A Catholic community is one that looks beyond its own needs and wants, said Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton at the Indonesian Catholic Community of Perth (ICCP) 28th anniversary Mass on Sunday 15 November.

Students at Padbury Catholic Primary School have this term been immersed in integrated learning, driven by the central idea of exploring the cultures and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culminating in a whole-school Exhibition, Djooroobidiny.

The Papal Blessing is granted by His Holiness for important events in the lives of the faithful and it was with great and obvious joy that Ines Wallace received hers on Sunday 1 November, bestowed by Fr Vincent Glynn on the Pope’s behalf, for the reaching the extraordinary milestone of her 100th birthday.

Saint John of God Health Care Group Manager Mission Integration West Tara Peters facilitated in a prayer, discernment and dialogue session with Plenary Council delegates on 4 November. Photo: Max Hoh. Plenary Council delegates have gathered on 4 November for yet another opportunity to pray, discern and reflect as they prepare to represent the voices of the Perth Catholic community. This ...

A spirit of common commitment to catechetical ministry and an acknowledgement of the integral role catechists play in the Church were the central theme as 62 catechists were commissioned last week.