There was an even greater reason to tune into the 2016 Olympic Games with Notre Dame student Brianna Throssell competing against the world’s best to achieve one of the greatest feats in international sport.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe has last week challenged Archdiocese of Perth agency staff to make sure every encounter people have with their agencies is “an encounter with the mercy of Jesus”.

A boost in entries has led to more than 20,000 students participating in this year’s Performing Arts Festival for Catholic Schools and Colleges, demonstrating the huge level of talent being nurtured in Western Australian Catholic education.

Chants of “Viva la Virgen” (Long live the Virgin) and a blur of blue and gold brightened St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday, 17 September, as the Perth Filipino community celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Penafrancia.

Can you help to celebrate the history of St Brigid’s Parish Hall and St Brigid’s School, West Perth?

The gift of multiculturalism, celebrating new friendships, exploring faith-based perspectives of Indigenous values and traditions and a trip to the famous Cable Beach were highlights of the 2016 Association of Southeast and East Asian Catholic College and Universities (ASEACCU) Conference, hosted by The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Broome Campus.

Parents, teachers and students past and present last week gathered at Padbury Catholic Primary School for a Mass celebrating the school’s 30 year anniversary, recalling memories of its humble beginnings and growth as a vibrant learning establishment in Perth’s northern suburbs.

It was a festive and unifying gala dinner that recently brought together volunteers, founders, counsellors, benefactors, families and friends who in the past 20 years have been involved with, or helped by, Pregnancy Assistance.

Described as a text that will touch the heart of every person in our society, the Australian Catholic Bishops’ 2016-2017 Social Justice Statement has been launched locally in Perth by Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton.

St Vincent’s School in Parmelia has recently celebrated its 60 year anniversary with a Mass and Open Day, inviting members of the school community past and present to visit and celebrate the school’s history and strong faith community.