Thousands of generous supporters – including individuals, schools and parishes across Perth – have joined in solidarity with the world’s poor, donating nearly $1.2 million to Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion Lenten campaign.

Suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease or Younger Onset Dementia (YOD) for the past six years has been a challenging experience for Clare and her family. Her husband Patrick explained to The Record that Clare’s condition has deteriorated and she is now no longer able to live independently.

The practical elements of a simple, devotional faith and the benefits of a daily routine that supports it, was the context for the presentation by Fr Chris Collins SJ at his public lecture on Thursday 25 July, 2019, at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle.

More than 300 graduates at Notre Dame’s mid-year graduation ceremony on July 25 were 20 Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students, the highest number of HDRs to graduate from the University Fremantle Campus at one time. Photos: Charles Smith.

The Bishops of Western Australia will incorporate Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA), the Most Reverend Donald Sproxton, Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, announced last week at the Catholic Education Leaders’ Forum at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Twenty-five percent of Australians either live with a disability or have a close family member who does, and ensuring that this quarter of the population are able to engage with their local Church is the mission of the Personal Advocacy Service (PSA) – an agency of the Archdiocese of Perth.

This year, the Catholic Women’s League of Australia Inc (CWLA) will take its 49th National Biennial Conference over to the south-west of Western Australia, to reflect on the theme “Behold the Miracle of Creation”.

Catholic Professional Standards Limited (CPSL) has last week published its first audit report of a Church entity that is subject to the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards (NCSS).

Last weekend’s 2019 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral was a celebration of the efforts by both the Indigenous community and the Catholic Church to achieve integration and solidarity as brothers and sisters in Christ.

The Archdiocese of Perth commenced an Anti-Slavery Working Party since May of this year, with the aim of partnering with all its agencies to tackle the root cause of slavery and eradicate all forms of modern slavery within the Archdiocese.