Archbishop Timothy Costelloe has said that spending time with young people, and observing their small acts of mercy, was one of the most important aspects of his experience at this year’s World Youth Day (WYD) in Krakow, Poland.

There are many things to be both grateful for and proud of in our Archdiocese. Without doubt, one of them is the extraordinary presence of the Church in the provision of health care. The range of services, agencies and institutions which work in this field in the name of the Church, and more importantly the flesh and blood people who are the face of the Church’s presence in health care in our Archdiocese, are celebrated in this edition of The Record Magazine.

World Youth Day will always be bigger than the Olympics. The sheer number of people who make the journey to participate proves the point. Forty thousand young people from the United States alone made their way to Poland.

A new plan with the central message to walk faithfully in the footsteps of the Good Shepherd, has now been released by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe.

Modern day society’s increased focus on health, fitness and wellbeing plays a significant role in the way young people perceive themselves and those by whom they are surrounded.

Residents at MercyCare’s Residential Aged Care facility in Wembley are helping recruit new staff under a plan to give them a more active role in the centre’s operations.

Most of us agree, as the saying goes, ‘there’s no place like home’. Thankfully, aged care providers such as Southern Cross Care are proving that you can still retain your independence and live your life the way you want to, by receiving the support and care you need in the comfort and privacy of your own home.

Robots are increasingly being used in operating rooms across Australia to assist surgeons with precise, intricate movements using smaller surgical instruments with smaller incisions.

Catholic health and aged care services in Australia have carved out an especially rich and respected tradition, spanning more than 170 years and built upon the principles of caring for all and the inherent dignity of the human person, service, the common good, and preference for the poor, marginalised and under-served.
Together with the Good Samaritan parable, which is widely recognised as the original founding story of healthcare systems in the Western world, these principles formed the foundations of some of Australia’s most trusted health and aged care services.

West Australian seniors living at Mercy Health aged care homes are travelling to far-flung locations across the world – all without leaving the comfort of their armchairs – thanks to innovative new software that is improving the lives of residents living with dementia and memory loss.