Archbishop Costelloe lays the statue of the new born Christ child in the nativity crib, assisted by the Very Rev Fr Peter Whitely VG, Fr Conor Steadman and Deacon Aaron Peters, at the commencement of the 2018 Christmas Midnight Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Ron Tan. When we see the compassion and forgiveness and healing power of Jesus we are encountering the God whose love for us knows n...

Trained midwife Monika cradles Lima’s healthy baby, Jyoti. Photo: Supplied. A baby’s first breath, the softness of their skin, the first time they open their eyes – these moments are precious and for a mother they bring a new purpose: to protect the child that rests in her arms. But childbirth does not always end in joy. According to the latest UN estimates, more than 300,000 women ea...

People of Kalgoorlie-Boulder at St Barbara’s festival parade. Photo: Abby Murray Photography. By Theresia Titus The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder celebrated the feast of St Barbara with a Miners Memorial service on 29 November. Following the memorial service, a parade was held on 2 December, recognising the City’s mining industry and the benefits the industry has produced. The even...

Members of SVDP at Bedford Parish, from left: Brian Preston, Lixia Jurak, Richard Jurak, Honey Rooney, and Mike Rooney. Photo: Supplied. Struggling to keep the lights on and make rent, with barely enough money left each fortnight to buy food – this year, thousands of Western Australian families are facing Christmas in poverty. Vinnies 2018 Christmas Appeal runs until the end of Januar...

In Western Australia, Mercy Health organisation cares for more than 300 people across six residential aged care homes, with an additional 78 retirement living units. Photo: Supplied. The increasing number of male residents who now call Mercy Place Edgewater home has prompted the establishment of a new men’s group, which is already proving popular. Local resident and volunteer Robert Cramp...

Esteemed guests at the recently unveiled statue of St John Baptist de La Salle. Photo: Supplied. Keeping with the Lasallian Tercentenary “One Heart, One Commitment, One Life” theme, La Salle College honoured its namesake ahead of the 300th anniversary of his death. The Middle Swan-based secondary school joined the worldwide celebrations of the Tercentenary of the death of Saint John B...

Fr Renald Anthony and the Goldfields Youth Ministry are currently raising funds to bring 100 youths to Perth for ACYF 2019. Photo: Supplied. In less than one year the Archdiocese of Perth will host its first Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) from Sunday 8 December to Tuesday 10 December 2019. More than 5000 youths from across the country are expected to gather at the Perth Con...

‘Our Sacred Song Lines Upon This Earth’ is the theme for the upcoming Aboriginal and Christian Liturgical Art Competition that will be held during the NAIDOC week celebrations next year. Photo: Supplied. By Amanda Murthy Schools and parish communities are being encouraged to take part in the 2019 Catholic Liturgical Art Competition, inspired by Aboriginal knowledge and the Catholic faith,...

Francine Jones from Pregnancy Assistance Inc reading the first reading before the venerated image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, who was granted canonical coronation by Pope Leo XIII on 12 October 1985. Photo: Theresia Titus. By Theresia Titus Pregnancy Assistance Inc celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe – Patron Saint to the organisation – with a thanksgiving Mass on 12 December. ...

This year’s batch of graduates line-up at the Fremantle Campus. Photo: UNDA. The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle Campus was alive with celebration from 11 to 13 December as more than 1000 students cross the threshold to their future at the University’s Graduation Mass and Ceremonies in Perth and Fremantle. The Notre Dame community of family, friends, benefactors, donors, ac...