Staff and students of Kolbe Catholic College in Rockingham were delighted to welcome Perth Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton to their school grounds on 11 November.

A Filipino Advent tradition spanning 27 years in the Archdiocese of Perth has received an Apostolic Blessing from Pope Francis.

The first female Aboriginal student sponsored by the Good Samaritan Sisters’ Rural Outreach program has graduated after completing Year 12 at Nagle Catholic College in Geraldton.

Four young men from St Charles’ Seminary in Perth will this Friday reach one of the great milestones of their spiritual journey as they step into the diaconate – one of the three forms of the sacrament of Holy Orders.

John Paul College student Jasmine, Loda-Batey, is a little closer to achieving her dream of performing on stage and screen, after being announced as the inaugural winner of the state-wide St John of God Health Care Catholic Arts Scholarship.

There could not have been a better way for Ignite Youth members to prepare for the advent season than with a final 2016 Ignite Live event full of music, prayer and contemplation.

Advent and Christmas mark the beginning of the new year in the Church’s calendar. This means that we embark on the next phase of our journey of faith in life. Another new year always raises questions as we look forward to what the year will bring.

Born in a village north of the capital Juba, Mr Lako was taken at the age of ten – along with many other boys – by the South Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), under the guise of providing them with an education.

In the context of a rising trend in global terrorist attacks over the past 15 years, the year 2016 has been no exception.

It goes without saying that 2016 has been a busy year for Catholic Education in Western Australia and the Archdiocese of Perth.