National Reconciliation Week was the perfect time for Catholic not-for-profit organisation MercyCare to reflect upon, account and celebrate the reconciliation journey it has undertaken as an organisation.

An award that recognises exceptional progress in Aboriginal health education has been presented to a team at UNDA’s Australia’s School of Medicine, who are committed to closing the health gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.

A new health training hub at Notre Dame’s Broome Campus is set to transform health in the Kimberley, addressing the growing shortage of health care professionals in the region by substantially increasing training opportunities for nursing, midwifery, and allied health students and professionals.

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.”