Moving overseas can provide a great opportunity to explore new sights in different countries, and this was certainly the case for accountant, Mark Currell – who discovered among the intricate features of a Basilica in Amsterdam, a Holy Door similar to the one at his former parish in Whitford.
More than 130 student leaders gathered recently for the inaugural Catholic School Youth Summit, hosted by Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) and the University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle campus.
Seminarian Joseph Laundy has described how he swapped Perth’s familiar Mediterranean climate for the steamy jungles of Borneo during a recent pastoral assignment to Malaysia.
A team from The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Institute for Health Research is investigating the short-term links between head trauma and depression in young football players, in the hope of developing avenues for self-reflection and education about this issue at sporting clubs.
It has been more than three months since the release of Amoris Laetitia yet, in a sign of the document’s significance for the Church, it continues to make headlines.
A recent seminar in Perth, entitled Is She Safe?, which looked at the topic of human trafficking, brought together experts and interested parties to discuss the current situation, as well as examining potential responses and solutions through the witness of people working on such programs in Cambodia, the Philippines and Myanmar.
Nurturing a culture of prayer in the home can be a great boost to Catholic families, and can help reinforce what children learn about God in school and the local parish, says Perth group, Family Prayer Ministry.
More than 500 family, friends, colleagues and fans gathered earlier this month at St Mary’s Cathedral to farewell ABC radio broadcaster, Eoin Cameron.
A recent two-day program in Rockingham brought together members of Perth’s Focolare Movement for discussion, workshops and other activities focusing on the family and some of the challenges posed to family life by circumstances such as illness and disability.