By Karl Brown It was nearly 2,000 years ago that Julius Caesar defiantly marched his army to the edge of the Rubicon river; made his famous declaration ‘alea yacta est’ (the die has been cast); and waded across the shallows and into an historic conflict. Here in Western Australia, we sit on the precipice of an unprecedented and potentially irreversible decision in our state’s history. We h...

For the first time in its 63-year history, Maida Vale Parish celebrated the patronal feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi on 6 October 2019.

The students at St Jude’s Catholic Primary School in Langford came to school with little preparation on Rice Day, Friday 18 August.

Six West Australians, together with some 70 people from across the country – including a dozen bishops – will serve on the six Discernment and Writing Groups that will help the Plenary Council build towards its first session in October 2020.

Being present and grounded in the ‘real world’ is vital in order to be able to make a positive contribution to the relationships that are formed and built in the digital world today, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton communicated to those present at the Perth launch of the 2019 Social Justice Statement held on 26 September in conjunction with the Social Justice Sunday celebrations.

The Our Lady of Peñafrancia first fluvial procession in Western Australia took place along Elizabeth Quay on the afternoon of 21 September.

More than 100 Catholic school board chairs and representatives met in Perth on Friday 20

For the first time in 18 years, the relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux, one of the most popular saints of modern times, will visit Perth and other locations across Australia next year on a four-month pilgrimage with her parents, Saints Louis and Zélie Martin.

Saint Vincent de Paul Society commemorated the Feast Day of St Vincent de Paul (the Patron Saint of Charities) on 27 September at a special Thanksgiving Mass, in gratitude for God’s generosity in their work with those in need and in celebration of a rich heritage of spirituality and mission in Australia.

A three-day, cultural immersion program has taken senior judges from Western Australia’s District and Supreme Courts into the heart of the Kimberley with an opportunity to  meet with and hear directly about Aboriginal history, culture, language, country and family life.