The seven Bishops of Western Australia: Archbishop Timothy Costelloe and Auxiliary Bishop Sproxton of Perth, Bishop Christopher Saunders of Broome, Bishop Michael Morrissey of Geraldton, Bishop Gerard Holohan of Bunbury, as well as Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey of Perth and Emeritus Bishop Justin Bianchini of Geraldton have this week released a statement about the current debate of doctor-...

Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli has this week said that Catholic schools not use exemptions to expel students simply on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity. The Shadow Attorney General today announced that the Opposition would introduce a bill to repeal the exemptions for religious schools in section 38(3) of the Sex Discrimination Act. Photo: Sourced. Parliament should...

Catholic Earthcare Australia Director Bernard Holland introduces himself to Auxiliary Bishop of Perth Donald Sproxton. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Matthew Lau Bernard Holland of Catholic Earthcare has last week made his first visit to Perth since his appointment as Director of the environment-focused organisation. Mr Holland met Bishop Donald Sproxton, Caritas Board member John Bouffler...

Laurie and Nola Smith have been regular parishioners in Rockingham for the past 48 years. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Matthew Lau Loyal Rockingham Parish duo Laurie and Nola Smith celebrated their Golden Jubilee wedding anniversary on 12 October 2018. The Smiths, both aged 75, raised eight children and now have eight grandchildren to keep them occupied. As prominent Our Lady of Lourdes C...

Bishops Commission for Pastoral Life Chairman Bishop Terence Brady. Photo: ACBC. By Theresia Titus The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) has urged Catholics in Australia to listen to the Holy Father’s message for the second World Day of the Poor. The World Day of the Poor will be celebrated this year on 18 November. In a letter to clergy throughout Australia, Bishops Com...

Artist Adele posing with some of her artwork that was displayed at the 2018 Identitywa Art Exhibition last week. Photo: Amanda Murthy. By Amanda Murthy                                                                                           Identitywa has recently honoured 10 local artists at the opening of the Identitywa Art Exhibition, which took place on 2 November in Northbridge. ...

Vietnamese Bishop Vi Nguyen, of the Diocese of Kontum, (fourth from left) and Fr Hong Dau (second from left), the Rector of the Seminary in Kontum, Vietnam, with Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton and Vicar General Fr Peter Whitely VG. Cloverdale Parish Priest Fr Michael Quynh Do (first left) and Banksia Grove Parish Priest Fr Vinh Dong (far right) were also in att...

Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton with Sr Margaret Scharf (left) and JEDO Director Carol Mitchell (right). Photo: Desire Mallet. By Theresia Titus The 2018 Peace Conference was held on the weekend of 10 and 11 November at St George’s Anglican Cathedral to acknowledge the centenary end of World War I. Justice, Ecology and Development Office (JEDO), an archdiocesan agency, as well as othe...

Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey blesses the mural of Jesus at 44 Chelmsford Rd on Tuesday 6 November. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Matthew Lau The artistic handiwork of Sacred Heart Primary School’s Year 6 class has manifested in a laneway mural of Jesus Christ in Mount Lawley. Twenty-five students of the Highgate-based school co-painted the piece under the guidance of accomplished artist J...

Vicky Burrows posing with the panel speakers Dr Angela McCarthy, Dr Pina Ford, The Hon Kate Doust MLC and Anne Diamond at the WA Catholic Women’s Mentoring programme on 8 November. Photo: Supplied. The Western Australia Catholic Women’s Mentoring (CWM) – igniting feminine genius launch took place on Thursday 8 November at the University of Notre Dame (UNDA) Fremantle campus. CWM first la...