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: Matthew Lau. By Matthew Lau Father Sean Fernandez commenced his new role as the ninth Dean and Administrator of St Mary’s Cathedral last week. Life as a priest has come full-circle for the former Attadale Parish Priest, who was o...

Professor Ilora Finlay, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, was one of two international keynote speakers at the AMA (WA) End-of-Life Choices and Palliative Care Symposium held earlier this month. Photo: AMA WA. By Amanda Murthy, with the Australian Medical Association “Assisted dying has no place in medical practice – doctors should not be the gatekeepers – the judgements required go beyond...

Papal Household theologian Fr Wojciech Giertych OP was in Perth earlier this month to speak on the topic of Pope Paul VI’s half-century old encyclical Humanae Vitae and its relevance in modern society. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Matthew Lau Theologian to the Papal Household Father Wojciech Giertych OP marked his first ever visit to Australia by speaking about the fallout of one of the mos...

Identitywa Chief Executive Marina Re (fifth from left) and Manager Services Lee-Anne Brensell (second from right) with the Sisters of Mercy. Photo: Identitywa. The Sisters of Mercy were given a first-hand look at the transformation of the buildings which were originally home to St Brigid’s School founded by them in July 1888. Identitywa hosted a special morning tea for the Sisters of ...

Perth-based Catholic healer Alan Ames performs his healing wonders in more than 40 countries across the globe. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Matthew Lau Making the world a better place begins with Catholics defending their faith to help strengthen the Church, says international healer Alan Ames. The motivational speaker and author held a healing service in Perth on 18 July to a full congr...

Ursula Frayne Catholic College Year 10/11 netball team left WA to participate in the 2018 Gold Coast Netball Carnival. Photo: Supplied. Ursula Frayne Catholic College Year 10/11 netball team last month headed to Queensland to participate in the 2018 Gold Coast Netball Carnival. Held at Southport Carrara Netball Association, games were scheduled to be held across four match days, combi...

Participants of the Conference during praise and worship session. Photo: Supplied. By Theresia Titus The national tour of the 2018 Heart Women’s Conference took place in Perth last weekend from 19 to 21 July and attracted almost 100 women from across Western Australia. Held at The Boulevard Centre in Floreat, the three-day event followed the theme based on the scripture verse of Ro...

Public panel discussion event on 11 July to debate the question “Why teach ethics in schools?” on the last day of The Future of Philosophy in Schools Conference. Photo: University of Notre Dame Australia. Experts from around the world flew to Perth to attend a major conference on “The Future of Philosophy in Schools” from 9 to 11 July. Organised by the Federation of Australasian Philo...

Australian Aboriginal elder Theresa Walley led the Welcome to Country to commence the 2018 NAIDOC Week Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral on 22 July 2018. Photo: Ron Tan. By Amanda Murthy The Australian Aboriginal community have last week come together during a Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral to celebrate the conclusion of National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (NATSIC) Week 2018. Th...

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, Fr John Pallippadan and Fr Greg Burke consecrate the Blood of Christ. Photo: Chisholm Catholic College. By Matthew Lau Everything we have comes to us as a gift from God to share with others, said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB during the Performing Arts Festival opening Mass on 20 July. Archbishop Costelloe was principal celebrant for the Mass ...