“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.

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.