Continuing its Christian duty to provide the works of the Catholic Church humbly to all who can benefit from them, The University of Notre Dame has this month commenced special financial aid for students affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Now, more than ever, in our uncertain and challenging times, a strong sense of community is critical and Award-winning Adelaide documentary maker, Lara Damiani, will release her documentary that tells the story of a community in Perth that’s changing lives.
This year’s Holy Thursday Mass, broadcast live from an empty St Mary’s Cathedral on Thursday 9 April, provided Perth Catholics with the opportunity and time, now more than ever, to reflect on the question by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB: “What it is God is asking of us in Australia at this time?”.
Thousands of Perth Catholics have this year honoured the life and death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday by virtually attending the celebration of the Passion of the Lord, streamed live from St Mary’s Cathedral on 10 April.
Major work on the floor of St Mary’s Cathedral will commence in next week.
Perth’s disadvantaged are finding themselves even more vulnerable as fear and COVID-19 quarantine restrictions keep people home.
Zélie and Louis met in 1858 in a small French town called Alencon where Zélie was a successful lace maker while Louis was a watchmaker by trade.
Determined to gain greater opportunities in the land down under, Italian-born Raffaele Tedesco packed up his suitcase at the tender age of 16, embarking on a solo move to Perth.
It was the Greek philosopher Plato who first said that, ‘Necessity is the mother of invention,’ and with COVID-19’s upheaval of society, priests and parishes around Perth are turning, many for the first time, to new technological innovations to keep the community together in this time of need.