Archbishop Costelloe anoints the altar with Chrism oil at the official opening and dedication of Attadale Parish’s St Joseph Pignatelli Church. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Archbishop Timothy Costelloe One of the great benefits of regularly praying the official Prayer of the Church each day, as deacons, priests and bishops do, along with many lay people and members of Religious Orders, is t...

The Goldfield’s Parish of Kalgoorlie, Boulder, Coolgardie, Norseman and Kambalda is large; with an enormous amount of Catholic Church history. Photo: Murray Joyce. By Matthew Lau “Information supplied by the Catholic Church’s resources, suggests that the first Catholic Mass ever performed at Kalgoorlie, was celebrated in the latter the part of 1893, when an improvised altar was erected ...

Vincent Restifo, Belinda Norris and Jacinta Burns – three of the 2018 BJ Hickey Scholarship winners who completed a two-week scripture study course in Israel, pictured at the Mount of the Beatitudes. Photo: Courtesy of Vincent Restifo. By Amanda Murthy The BJ Hickey Biblical Foundation 2018 Scholarship winners Vincent Restifo and Jacinta Burns are inspired to bring a positive influenc...

18-year-old Fatema is one of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh. Photo: Christopher Riechert, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for Caritas Bangladesh. Photo: Supplied. In our world today where an unprecedented 68.5 million people have been forced from home – among them, nearly 25.4 million refugees[1], Caritas Australia, the Catholic Agency for International Aid and...

Real Talk Managing Director Paul Ninnes uses his 15 years of ministry experience to present life-changing messages. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Matthew Lau In helping Australians understand their deep desire for authentic love and human greatness, the Archdiocesan Safeguarding Project has last week teamed up with Real Talk Australia to highlight the problem of pornography. Dozens of Per...

The dinner dance at Thornlie Parish on 2 June saw a variety of games, raffles and dancing, with live music by local band ‘Tale of Two Citiez’. Photo: Iceberg Media. More than 150 people came together for an evening at Thornlie Parish for a dinner dance, in an effort which raised more than $2500 to support the parish youth group. Held on Saturday 2 June, the night was filled with joy a...

Broome’s St Mary’s College Principal Coby Rhatigan received an Award of Excellence in Building Positive Catholic School Communities 2018. She was presented with the Principal award during the PFFWA state conference opening dinner held Friday 25 May at Crown Perth. Photo: PFFWA. By Amanda Murthy Parents from across Western Australia have last month gathered for the annual Parents and F...

Third day of Heart Women’s Conference in Sydney. Photo: The Catholic Guy. By Theresia Titus  Catholic women of Perth are being invited to attend the 2018 Heart Women’s Conference from 19 to 21 July at The Boulevard in Floreat. Organised by The Catholic Guy, the event is solely dedicated for women to come together and be spiritually renewed and refreshed. Women are invited to be ...

Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae explains the Catholic Church’s teaching regarding married love, responsible parenthood, and the rejection of artificial contraception. Photo: CNS. By Amanda Murthy An upcoming conference themed 1968: Five Decades On will wind the clock back by 50 years, revisiting some of the most significant cultural moments in history, while uncovering the res...

Long-serving Parish Council Chairman Robert Hicks in front of the altar with wife Tracy. The couple are grateful to his parents, Dennis and Dorothy Hicks, for their sacrifice and nurturing of faith that has held their six children in good stead. Photo: Supplied. By Matthew Lau As Kalgoorlie-Boulder Parish celebrates its 125th anniversary, The Record takes a look at what the Goldfields...