Benn Roberts has not been dealt the easiest hand in life. Growing up as a ward of the state in Victoria, he was constantly moved between foster homes, which prevented him from gaining even a basic education.

Our calling to Christ and our mission to spread His message are one and the same, Bishop of Broome, Christopher Saunders, said in his speech to 1,400 Catholic educators last month.

Children need more chaos in their lives to adequately prepare for the challenges of adulthood, child health researcher, Donna Cross, recently told the 2016 National Catholic Education Commission Conference.

A new worship music book for Australian Catholics has been launched in Perth with an evening of liturgical music at St Michael the Archangel Chapel, Leederville.

The Mandorla Centre for Inner Peace has announced the 44 artists selected as finalists in Australia’s most significant religious thematic art prize, the 2016 Mandorla Art Award.

Seniors at Mercy Health’s Mercyville Hostel in Craigie teamed up with local children earlier this year to entice summer showers by making rain sticks which, in many ancient cultures, represent the patter of rain when they are shaken.

The University of Notre Dame Australia is leading a four-year national research project to investigate how Aboriginal organisations in the Kimberley region of Western Australia deliver value in their communities and to the wider public, while still remaining true to their cultural origins.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has last weekend addressed the pressing questions of young Catholics at a special event hosted by the St Joseph’s Church Subiaco Youth Group.

Imagine having an intense job that takes you away from your family for almost a year, as you travel around the world on a ship, and can only make contact with them when you reach port.

“The Lord is calling you to be with him in Poland, and He is preparing to send you out on mission.”