Fr Anthony was passed away peacefully at Little Sisters of the Poor Glendalough on 11 September 2019 and his funeral Mass was celebrated on 16 September at the New Norcia Abbey Church.

Perth’s Catholic francophone community is responding to Pope Francis’ call to missionary discipleship by engaging with global child poverty issues, spearheaded by the efforts of the French language department at Santa Maria College, who have organised a workshop in French on the migrant experience and global poverty.

Dotted in traditional wear, the Lockridge Parish Good Shepherd Church community celebrated its 25th Anniversary earlier this month on Sunday 1 September.

Bunbury Bishop Gerard Holohan stressed the importance of being true witnesses of Christ during his homily at the opening Mass for the 49th National Biennial Conference, of the Catholic Women’s League of Australia Inc (CWLA) in Bunbury from Monday 9 to Thursday 12 September.

Christianity is a global religion, celebrated in nearly every country and in every language on Earth, with a history going back some 2000 years: and though we are all familiar with the verses and chapters of the Bible in English, it is easy to forget that the original writings of the Sacred Scriptures were recorded in ancient languages: Hebrew, Aramaic and ancient Greek.

Of the many Catholic Agencies providing essential services to West Australians, the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry (ACM) is at the forefront of providing culturally competent assistance and support to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of WA, with a strong vision of equity and equality, driven by the energy and leadership of its directors.

A call to be opened to the gift of God’s love, compassion and forgiveness was the core message of Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, DD, KC*HS during his homily at a Mass held for the Knights and Dames of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem last week at St Mary’s Cathedral.

St Mary’s Cathedral Dean the Rev Dr Sean Fernandez has last week hosted the launch of a new Museum and a Learning and Development Programme.

Preaching the Word of God and building the body of Christ remains the primary missions of newly commissioned Senior Directors of Flame Ministries International (FMI) Kaye Rollings and Cyrus D’Souza.

Dedicated to Our Lady under the title of her Immaculate Conception, the choir of St Marys Cathedral, paid homage to Mother Mary with a series of musical dedications from 31 August, to 8 September.