Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton has greeted the Perth faithful with the words, Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! In his 2018 Easter Message. Photo: Ron Tan. By Bishop Don Sproxton Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! It is with these words that I greet everyone at Easter. They are the words that Christians have exchanged from the earliest times when meeting one ano...

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe blesses the crowds and their palms at the commencement of Mass for Palm Sunday at St Mary’s Cathedral on March 25 at the 11am Mass. Photo: Ron Tan.  By Jamie O’Brien Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has last Sunday 25 March told the lay faithful that we are called to be women and men of generous self-giving, self-forgetfulness, absolute fidelity, and unbreakab...

Financial Administrators from all the Catholic Archdioceses across Australia have this week gathered to discuss common issues including the Royal Commission recommendations, the Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission’s review and other possible legislative changes that may affect the Church in coming years. Those present for the occasion included from left, Ron Ward from Hobart, ...

The Most Rev Don Sproxton, Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, celebrates Youth Mass to mark the 10-year anniversary of Chiara Lubich’s death at St Mary’s Cathedral on 18 March. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Matthew Lau The Focolare movement have this month marked the 10th anniversary of the death of Chiara Lubich on 18 March. An informative session titled “Mary and Social Transformation” was held...

Father Mariusz Grzech blesses the hands of Notre Dame students. Photo: UNDA. More than 120 University of Notre Dame students have this month taken part in the Blessing of Hands ceremony on 7 March. The ceremony, which is a marquee event on the university’s calendar, was celebrated for the 17th year at the Fremantle Campus. The students varied from the University’s Schools of Arts &...

Ms McCabe seen signing some papers, as her fellow MGL sisters look on, during her Initial Vows ceremony in Canberra. Photo: MGL Sisters. By Amanda Murthy Leading a chaste life requires a lot of perseverance. That is exactly what 21 year old Amy McCabe represented as she received her Initial Vows in front of her closest loved ones. The private ceremony was held on 11 February in Can...

A group of migrant youths have collaborated to make a hip-hop song and music video with an effervescent, yet powerful, message about unity in Australia.

Dominican Sisters posing with the life-size St Dominic statue in Tagatay Phillipines which inspired the sculpture for Double Parish, Our Lady of the Rosary Church. Photo: Supplied. By Amanda Murthy Paying tribute to the saint who fervently prayed the Rosary, a life size statue all the way from Saigon, Vietnam now stands tall at the entrance of the new Rosary Community Centre at Double...

Minister of State at the Department of Health Jim Daly who flew in from Ireland for the Mass, is seen delivering the official address from the President of Ireland. Photo: Ron Tan. By Amanda Murthy There is much to learn from Saint Patrick, apostle of Ireland, who dedicated more than 30 years of his life to spreading the Gospel of Christ. These were the words of Fr Greg Donovan, wh...

Some of the Church girls seen dressed as walking billboards as they campaign for funds for the St Mary’s Cathedral during its early days. Photo: Archives Office. By Amanda Murthy The iconic St Mary’s Cathedral will be opening its doors for an exclusive opportunity to learn and explore the rich culture and heritage of the Catholic Church, in conjunction with World Heritage Day 2018. ...