By Amanda Murthy Compassion in the community is flourishing in many ways during these troublesome times, and no more is it being acknowledged and witnessed than at Mercy Health’s Mercyville Hostel in Craigie this week. Summer McGregor is responsible for the many packages consisting of a card and soaps made and delivered to Mercy Health’s Mercyville Hostel this week. Photo: Supplied. ...

By Eric Martin Professor Francis Campbell has arrived in Fremantle amidst the coronavirus chaos to begin his new role as the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA), taking over from Emeritus VC, now Federal Member for Curtin, Celia Hammond MP. Appointed in March 2019, Prof Campbell was still working as the VC of St Mary’s University in London, before being...

By Theresia Titus Centacare student Fatima Ahmadi with local artist Gavin Grace. Photo: Supplied. Centacare had a way of giving back to its multicultural group of students by hosting a two-day Mural Project event on 16 to 17 March at its training site in Gosnells. Themed “We are one. We are many”, the project is a celebration of Harmony Week, which runs from 15 to 21 March every year ...

By Theresia Titus Saint Vincent de Paul Society (Vinnies WA) is inviting Perth Catholics to make donations through its Autumn Spirit Appeal, which is dedicated to those who are facing financial hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Supporting more than 55,000 Western Australians per year, Vinnies WA hopes the appeal enables them to continue their services to the most vulnerable in...

Catholic Homes is restricting visitations to one visit per day per resident. Photo: Sourced. By Theresia Titus Western Australian aged care providers have continued to establish necessary measures to ensure the safety and health of their residents, clients and staff in response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As of 25 March, there have been no reports of residents or sta...

Auxiliary Bishop of Perth Donald Sproxton celebrated Youth Mass dedicated for the centennial birth anniversary of Focolare Movement foundress, Servant of God Chiara Lubich on Sunday, 15 March. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Theresia Titus Members of the Focolare Movement have last week gathered for centennial birthday anniversary of their foundress, Servant of God Chiara Lubich at St Mary’s Cath...

Father Paul Turner, Director of the Office of Divine Worship for the Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph, is coming to Perth this month to present some reflection and formation sessions on the celebration of the Eucharist based on the words of the third dismissal formula of the Mass.

The Record journalist Eric Martin has this week spoken with Caritas Australia Head of Mission Sister Jo Brady RSJ.

At South Perth Parish St Columba’s Catholic Church, Stations of the Cross will be more significant during this year’s Lent.

A safeguarding audit report published this week by Catholic Professional Standards Ltd (CPSL) has found that the Benedictine Community of New Norcia (BCNN) has demonstrated compliance with 99 per cent of the indicators relevant to their operations under the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards (NCSS).