The redevelopment of Catholic Homes’ historic St Vincent’s building, located on the Swan River’s edge in Guildford, was recently completed in December 2019 and the organisation is pleased to announce that the opening ceremony, on 28 February, marks an important date in the improvement of aged care in the Swan Valley region.

The importance of life, faith and family were some of the key themes embraced by the laity of Saint Pius X Church, Manning Parish, who recently attended the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, held on 2 February, on the feast of the presentation of infant Jesus in the temple.

The Tamil Catholic Community of Perth has last month celebrated Pongal, a South-Indian harvest cultural festival at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Maida Vale Parish.

For Vietnamese priest Father Huynh Quoc Nhan, taking the bold step of starting a new life in Perth has been both an answer to prayer and a genuine journey of faith: moving from the fast-paced life of the 15th most populous country in the world, to the sunny South-West of Australia.

The official opening and blessing of the construction of new school facilities and refurbishments of the Our Lady of Grace (OLOG) primary school took place on 21 November 2019, marking a milestone for the Catholic school on a significant day of its history – the Mother Foundress Day.

Launched in February 2019, the “See Me. Know Me.” campaign has undoubtedly “hit a nerve” among a community of people who can feel marginalised even in their own family.

Veronica Kurak had seen an advertisement in a local newspaper for a tour group walking the “León to Santiago de Compostela” leg of the Camino Francés (also known as The French Way) and even watched the movie The Way, which honours the Camino de Santiago and promotes the traditional pilgrimage.

A third resource launched by the Archdiocese of Perth during the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival entitled Power of Freedom pays recognition to the fact that even young adults living in today’s world have the need to be equipped with the knowledge on physical, emotional and spiritual freedom and safety.

The first cohort of medical students from the newly-opened Curtin University Midland Campus have this week begun their placement at St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals (SJGMPPH).

The importance of older men having opportunities to spend quality meeting time together is not lost on the dedicated team at Mercy Place Mandurah.