Situated in Whadjuk Nyoongar country in Waterford in Perth’s South, Clontarf Aboriginal College is one of four curriculum and re-engagement in education ‘CARE’ schools in the Catholic System in WA.

Spending time in hospital, especially far away from your own community and culture – can be a stressful experience for many patients, but it is something which Reg Carnamah and Donna Ryder, who are Aboriginal pastoral care assistants at Aboriginal Catholic Ministry, aim to reduce.

Contemporary Aboriginal artist Bonni Ingram of Badimia Country (Mount Magnet district), visual artist Anton Blume and art producer Sabrina Dowling Giudici living on the Ingaarda and Bayungu Countries (Carnarvon district), joined together to create this artwork with the Latin title Dolores – Spes – Sanatio – Redemptio.

In order to involve parishioners with the various ministries and activities taking part in the church, Baldivis parishioners hosted a Parish Expo on 28 May after the 9.30am Sunday Mass at Mother Teresa Catholic College.

A recent gathering at Floreat Wembley Parish welcomed two visiting members of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for a dinner and discussion about this unique style of faith formation for children.

A lecture to be held next month at the Redemptorist Monastery in North Perth will explore Catholic teachings on the environment with special reference to Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si – with the help of Melbourne-based Professor Anthony Kelly.

In 1987, then Prime Minister Bob Hawke promised to ensure that ‘By 1990, no Australian child will live in poverty.”

For Year 12 Trinity College student Ashton Godfrey, an educational trip earlier this year provided a good opportunity to reflect on the status of Indigenous Australians in the Constitution ahead of NAIDOC week next month.

CEOs from across the State gathered at the WACA in East Perth last week on Thursday 22 June for the 2017 Vinnies CEO Sleepout to raise money to support Vinnies homeless services as well as raise awareness around the issues surrounding homelessness. This year, the Vinnies CEO Sleepout in WA raised more than $548,341.

Excitement is in the air for the coming weekend as the biggest Catholic youth conference in Western Australia, the Veritas Youth Festival is set to kick off tomorrow evening.