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...

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 un...

The Record Editor Jamie O’Brien interviews Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo on Monday 18 June in front of some 20 members of the Burmese Catholic Community of Western Australia. Photo: Feby Plando. By Theresia Titus and Jamie O’Brien Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo has this week said the Catholic Church plays a significant role on peacebuilding in Myanmar. At the invitation of Catholic Miss...

Southern Cross Care has more than 200 dedicated volunteers who provide friendship, companionship and support to residents and clients. Photo: Supplied. A chat at a party two years ago was the trigger for a young student to change his life and start volunteering at Southern Cross Care, a leading not-for-profit aged care provider in Western Australia. Harry Turner was studying at univer...

Fr Arnel Taracina blessed the benches at the Memorial Garden as part of St Bernadette’s Por Kennedy 25th celebration. Photo: Angela Dugouchet. By Theresia Titus St Bernadette’s Primary School at Port Kennedy have this month celebrated their 25th anniversary on Friday 25 May with a Mass and commissioning of their Memorial Garden. Former Parish Priest at St Bernadette’s Catholic Church, ...

A catchy tune that heavily features the talents of Aranmore Catholic College students has taken one of the top music accolades judged by West Australian Music (WAM).

Proud Holy Cross College, Ellenbrook, student Daniel Docker with his Simpson Prize. Photo: Supplied. The West Australian winner of the prestigious Simpson Prize has been won by a year 11 Holy Cross College student. The 15-day trip to the Western Front was Daniel Docker’s reward for winning, which was capped off with him attending dawn service in the northern France commune of Villers-...

Thursday group. Photo: Kolbe Catholic College. By Steven Thomas Kolbe Catholic College has beaten last year’s fundraising total for its “World’s Greatest Shave” campaign. The Year 12 student leaders were guided by Sinead Holmes to co-ordinate this year’s fundraiser, with the initial target of $15,000 lifted, after surpassing expectations. Sinead said she wanted to beat last year...