Rikeesha, pictured with her mother Penni, lives in an Identitywa shared house. Photo: Supplied. Eight out of ten families have said they are satisfied with Identitywa, according to Identitywa’s latest family and carers survey results. As part of a commitment to the people supported by Identitywa, all families and carers were asked to complete a survey at the end of 2017, with 90 per c...

Msg D’Errico seen blessing the congregation during a Mass held in conjunction with the First International Conference on Catholic Religious Education at St Paul’s Church in Malta. Photo: Supplied. By Amanda Murthy Inspiring students through the proclamation of the Gospel, especially in an education environment, was the key message delivered by Monsignor Alessandro D’Errico in his homi...

Catholic author and chastity speaker Jason Evert will present his talks in Perth next week. Photo: Chastity Project. American Catholic author and chastity speaker Jason Evert will speak in Perth across two days during the sixth week of Lent. Evert will conduct his talks in schools and will host two public events on the evenings of 22 and 23 March, focusing on the topics of love, sex, frie...

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe distributes red envelopes to children as a symbol of good luck and to ward off evil spirits. Photo: Supplied. Congregations gathered across three Catholic Churches in Perth to celebrate the cultural festival of Chinese New Year on Sunday 25 February. The day of celebration involved thanksgiving Masses at Pater Noster Church, Myaree, St Thomas More Ch...

Bishop Sproxton stressed the importance of being a community constantly looking for ways to grow and be more effective witnesses to Christ. Photo: Josh Low. By Josh Low In what has been described as ground breaking by Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton, four neighbouring parishes from the Archdiocese of Perth united for a Joint Parish Retreat Day to chart a course into the future for their com...

Monsignor Brian O’Loughlin stood beside the replica Pietà at South Perth Parish. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Matthew Lau A replica of one of Michelangelo’s greatest Renaissance works was the idyllic centrepiece to mark South Perth Parish’s hundredth year in 2017. The Pietà statue is situated in the Columbarium at St Columba Catholic Church. The Columbarium was officially opened and b...

Matt Woodford (right) said studying at Acts2COME allowed him to gain a deep insight into his Catholic faith and teachings of the Church. Photo: Josh Low. By Josh Low The 13th year and largest group to date have last month graduated from Acts 2 College of Mission and Evangelisation (Acts2COME). Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton celebrated Mass for the occasion on 25 February, assi...

Father Charlie Dittmeier at the Emmanuel Centre in East Perth. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Matthew Lau A priest who works closely with the deaf community was an international guest of the Project Compassion 2018 Lenten Fundraising Appeal. Father Charlie Dittmeier is the Director of The Maryknoll Deaf Development Programme in Cambodia, which is supported by Caritas Australia. On 21 Fe...

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe with youth from the WA Young Salesians (WAYS) in Dwellingup in 2017. More than 100 young campers and 21 leaders from across Perth came together once again in January for the annual camp. Photo: Supplied. By Ali Biddiscombe More than 100 young campers and 21 leaders from across Perth came together in January for the annual West Australian Young Salesi...

Dr Marco Ceccarelli, Director of the Centre for Faith Enrichment talks about the various courses offered by the CFE at the Networking Seminar, which was held to support the growing desire for developing collaboration opportunities between those working in mission-related areas. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. By Daniel Lynch and Jamie O’Brien A growing desire for developing collaboration opportunit...