Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB lights the Plenary Council candle at the Perth launch on Saturday 26 May. Photo: Ron Tan. By Jamie O’Brien The entire Perth Catholic community and beyond have the opportunity to have their voices heard as part of the 2020 Plenary Council, following the training of more than 180 local representatives from across the Archdiocese of Perth. The representati...

Melissa Hitchman, the Australian Ambassador to the Holy See, unveils a revamped section of New Norcia Museum & Art Gallery. It was her first time in New Norcia. Photo: Feby Plando. By Matthew Lau The Australian Ambassador to the Holy See Melissa Hitchman officially opened a recently developed section of New Norcia Museum & Art Gallery. The new exhibition focuses on Rosendo Salv...

Committed to building a community of care promoting Joy, Love and Hospitality, Catholic Homes has been caring for ageing Western Australians for more than 50 years. Photos: iStock. Committed to building a community of care promoting Joy, Love and Hospitality, Catholic Homes has been caring for ageing Western Australians for more than 50 years. Based on Montessori principles, Catholic Home...

Rev Dr Sean Fernandez was Attadale Parish Priest for 12 years; he began his new role as Cathedral Dean and Administrator on Wednesday 25 July 2018. Photo: Ron Tan. By Matthew Lau Father Sean Fernandez has now commenced his new role as the ninth Dean and Administrator of St Mary’s Cathedral. Life as a priest has come full-circle for the former Attadale Parish Priest, who was ordained at...

Fr Oxley said intentional discipleship can be seen in World Youth Day, national youth days, and through evangelically based communities within the Catholic Church. Photo: Archdiocese of Perth. By Jamie O’Brien and Josh Low In the face of an ever-increasing secular society, and with a Year of Youth having been proclaimed by the Australian Bishops, now is the time to look at how the Church ...

Vocations Director Father Mark Payton encourages all who wish to discern priesthood, marriage, religious life, or single life to be opened to God’s guidance, get to know Him and trust in His will. Photo: Amanda Murthy. By Amanda Murthy In a world where success and happiness is measured with material possessions such as a large house or hoards of money, an increasing number of people are f...

Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton chats with Pregnancy Assistance Board Chairman Eric Jas. Photo: Mat de Sousa. By Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton Sitting with a person who is weighing up options after they have discovered that they are pregnant can be harrowing. It is never easy as there are no arguments that you can offer that clinch the decision to keep the child. I visited our Pregnan...

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB delivers his speech about being good disciples of Christ on Wednesday 6 June at Newman College for the launch of LifeLink Day 2018. Photo: Ron Tan. By Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB There is an original dignity of every man and woman that cannot be suppressed, that cannot be touched by any power or ideology. Unfortunately, in our epoch, so rich in many accom...

Pope John Paul II greets crows at Jasna Gora Monastery, Poland. Photo: CNS. By Michael Britton The last 50 years has seen a seismic bouleversement, or reversal, against the traditional norms and values that have upheld Judeo-Christian culture for well over a millennia or more. This appears to be particularly prevalent in the Western sphere where economic progress, social liberalism, re...

A prominent researcher from UNDA has joined an effort to dramatically reduce the number of medical interventions that occur during childbirth in Australia. Photo: Supplied. A prominent researcher from The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) has joined an effort to dramatically reduce the number of medical interventions that occur during childbirth in Australia A Sydney-based researc...