The reality of the situation facing asylum seekers and refugees was front and centre at a recent forum co-ordinated by the Archdiocesan Catholic Alliance for Refugees.

For a school as focused on pastoral care as Mercedes College, it is fitting that Principal Kerrie Fraser feels more like the head of a family, than the head of a school.

Attendees at Caritas Australia’s inaugural Women for the World (WFTW) luncheon have been inspired by the story of a young Filipino woman who went from collecting rubbish on the outskirts of Manila to studying for her Masters in Social Work.

A series of thought-provoking lectures and interactive walking tours will celebrate Fremantle’s West End’s history as part of the City’s 2016 Fremantle Heritage Festival program at The University of Notre Dame Australia from 27 May to 5 June.

North Beach parishioners recently pitched in their talents to remember Australians who have served and died in war and operational service at their annual Anzac Day Mass on 25 April.

There could not have been a better way to both inaugurate the now fully functional Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Karlgarin and celebrate its 50th anniversary than with a visit and blessing from Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB.

Maida Vale’s St Francis of Assisi Parish recently hosted its inaugural Flores de Mayo – with a large crowd turning out on Saturday, 7 May to join in the special Filipino celebration which honours the Virgin Mary.

Recognising the importance of hands in the relief of pain, the prevention of disease, the comforting of the sick and as a symbol of peace and solidarity was the core focus of the annual Blessing of Hands ceremony on The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle Campus.

For Sister Kerry Willison, being Director of Liturgy at the Archdiocese of Perth is, in many ways, about connecting people with the divine.

The CEO of the Catholic Church’s Truth Justice and Healing Council, Mr Francis Sullivan, has recently given his support to the call for a national “truth telling” process to be part of redress for survivors of child sexual abuse.