A new initiative to encourage parish and local communities to harbour a fully inclusive church environment has been launched by the West Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office (WACMRO).

Students across the country experienced the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption first-hand with changes and uncertainty in schooling this year, however some CEWA students have also turned their focus to local businesses affected by the economic consequences of the virus.

Uniting as one Catholic Church to give thanks for faith and culture, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community from across Perth gathered last Sunday, 12 July at Embleton Parish Holy Trinity Church despite the postponement of the 2020 NAIDOC celebrations due to some COVID-19 restrictions still in place.

A group of Willetton parishioners have been among the first to answer the invitation from Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB to make a submission to the Western Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Children and Community Services Amendment Bill 2019.

Church growth and parish renewal are two topics that should always inspire – and the recent announcement that the Mother Teresa Church in Baldivis has almost been completed and is open for service is an exciting and encouraging reminder that God and his Church are an active presence across the Archdiocese of Perth.

The University of Notre Dame Australia and WA Country Health Service (WACHS) have teamed up to offer regional and rural nurses the opportunity to take the acclaimed School of Nursing & Midwifery Adult Deterioration: Assessment; Prevention; Treatment (ADAPT) course.

A staff and resident duo at a local not-for-profit home are making a difference to the lives of WA health staff, including those at Royal Perth and Fiona Stanley Hospital, during the coronavirus crisis.

The Coronavirus pandemic has not only impacted Western Australian students attending formal educational institutions.

Dedicated staff of the Archdiocese of Perth gathered to pray, praise and connect through their common mission in serving the Catholic community of Perth during the annual Agencies Mass on Thursday 2 July at St Mary’s Cathedral.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has last weekend visited the new Mother Teresa of Kolkata Church at Baldivis Parish. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has last weekend visited the new Mother Teresa of Kolkata Church at Baldivis Parish. The new Church, on Eighty Road Baldivis, was built by Sanpro Constructions, and was completed at the end of April. Furth...