“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.

Mary’s role as mother to all people makes her a key intercessor, bringing us all to Jesus, said visiting Father Ken Keating, speaking at a recent Mass celebrating the Nativity of Our Lady.

Bishop of Geraldton, Justin Bianchini, has joined the Hon. Premier Colin Barnett in opening the Monsignor Hawes Heritage Centre, describing John Cyril Hawes as a gift to the diocese and the region.

Newly arrived Syrian refugee families had the opportunity to meet and network with members of the Perth Archdiocese on Sunday, 21 August, by participating in a Melkite Rite Catholic Mass, a shared meal and different social activities.

Students from 14 Catholic schools in Perth could be seen greeting Sister Ursula Frayne on the morning of 31 August as they boarded buses from Perth City to Santa Maria College.

Finding time to talk about God with likeminded people can be difficult, particularly for young people, but a group of Perth-based young men have found a way around it, meeting up for a weekday Mass and then sharing a meal and having a discussion afterwards.

Many of those who attended World Youth Day (WYD) this year reported that it was a life-changing experience and for Catholic Youth Ministry Perth Director Anita Parker, it was a chance to connect not only with her faith, but with the culture of Polish people who welcomed pilgrims into their homes and communities.

‘Revolution’ is not a term that is usually mentioned in relation to religion and the experience of it by young people, but for World Youth Day (WYD) pilgrim and Redemptoris Mater Seminarian Liam Ryan, what he witnessed and learned in Poland indeed suggested a ‘revolution’ in faith among the other people present.