Archbishop Timothy Costelloe last week took inspiration from Saint John Paul II at the Investiture Mass of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, telling the knights and dames to “throw open the doors of your heart to Christ”.

After success at its inaugural event last year, the Why Be Catholic Conference is returning to Perth in October, with visiting United States priest, Father Leo Patalinghug, set to lead discussion on how meals can bring people together and how individuals and families can learn to “feed the soul”.

Busselton’s St Mary MacKillop College has taken out the top award at the Angelico Exhibition for the second time in three years, as a diverse range of artworks from across Western Australia once again wowed the judges.

“A celebration of what we have in common: first and foremost the belief in God, the one God, the God of Abraham.”

Sister Janet Palafox has only been in Perth for a little over two years, but there will be a lot of sad faces when finishes up her role as Diocesan Co-ordinator for Caritas Australia next month.

Students at Emmanuel College, Success, have recently tackled the issue of homelessness through a project which aims to provide direct assistance and raise awareness.

The Mt Lawley Parish community have last weekend commenced celebrations of its 60th anniversary with the blessing of new chalices and communion paten.

“Why do you keep going to Church? It seems that God is not answering your prayers,” was one of the questions Langford parishioner Roselin Roch received from an acquaintance during a difficult moment in her life.

Mercedes college students are next month taking part in Catholic Mission’s Socktober Campaign, an initiative that aims to raise awareness among young people on global poverty issues and which raises funds to help combat poverty in Australia and abroad.

Father Michael Quynh Do says he is excited about taking on his first role as a Parish Priest, after being welcomed into Cloverdale Parish by some 400 people at a recent Installation Mass.