There was cause for double celebration at Saint Columba’s School in Bayswater on Friday, 28 October, as the school celebrated its 80th anniversary and the official opening of its new classrooms.

More than 90 parishioners from Saint John and St Paul Parish in Willetton took part in a small pilgrimage to the Schoenstatt Shrine in Armadale on Sunday, 16 October, for an afternoon of prayer and reflection and an opportunity to avail of the graces of the Year of Mercy by passing through the Holy Door.

Practical theology, family meals and spiritual combat were some of the themes discussed in the recent ‘Why Be Catholic?’ conference in Perth, with approximately 600 people attending the three-day event.

Quality services and enhancing stakeholder engagement were the focus of Identitywa’s 2016 Annual Review and Staff Awards Night, held on Thursday, 20 October.

A true sense of pride and gratitude for what God has done with St Francis of Assisi Church in Maida Vale could be sensed on Sunday, 23 October as scores of current and former parishioners celebrated the parish’s 60th Anniversary.

The end of the Jubilee Year of Mercy will be celebrated with a spectacular concert event on 20 November at St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth.

The University of Notre Dame Australia has secured close to $100,000 in funding to support overseas learning opportunities for students in 2017, through the Australian Government’s Endeavour Mobility Grants scheme.

As the Jubilee Year of Mercy draws to a close, Pope Francis is urging members of the Catholic community to think about one specific marginalised group in our society – those who are in jail.

A significant milestone was reached at St Jerome’s Church in Spearwood on Sunday, 9 October, as nine young men and women from the parish community were installed as youth leaders during Mass.

Two Catholic schools in Perth have been rewarded for their dedication to music at the 2016 Performing Arts Festival for Catholic Schools, each winning a Zenith Award on the final night.