By Caroline Smith The Benedictine Monks of New Norcia have had much to celebrate in recent months as they walked through a very special door of their monastery late last year that led them into both the Jubilee Year of Mercy and the rediscovery of their 19th-century traditions. Around 60 people attended the Ceremony of the Opening of the Holy Door on 13 December 2015, which saw Emerit...

Western Australian midwifery educators and students, together with maternity care providers, recently gathered to discuss solutions to challenges and inspire change within their profession.

At his first visit to Guildford’s St Charles’ Seminary for 2016, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe last month urged young seminarians to put mercy and community service at the heart of their future priesthood, rising to the challenge of becoming better leaders.

Staff from St John of God Health Care this month paused to reflect on the feast day of Saint John of God and his story that the Australian health care provider continues today in delivering the healing Mission of Jesus.

St Joseph has been depicted in many ways over the centuries, but when sculptor Mehdi Rasulle created a statue of him for the Perth Archdiocese, he knew he wanted to portray the saint as an ordinary working man and father.

Education and training have helped Sreymom transform from an inexperienced young midwife into a confident healthcare worker. Now she has the skills to provide vital healthcare, support and information to indigenous mothers and children in remote Northeast Cambodia.

When the decision was made in September 2013 to cease publication of The Record newspaper, which had been in circulation for 140 years, many people were sad, some were disappointed and a smaller number were distressed. The decision was not easily or quickly taken, and it was a cause of regret to me that circumstances had, in my view, made such a decision inevitable.

The very first edition of The Western Australian Catholic Record newspaper saw the light of day on Monday, 6 July 1874. There were only 7,000 Catholics in the diocese of Perth at that time, which meant that resources were very limited.

The world sits in eager anticipation as it awaits the release of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, following last year’s headline-grabbing Synod of Bishops on the Family

Presiding over Broome’s unique Catholic diocese, stretching across the vast Kimberley region, has been a journey full of blessings and privileges for Bishop Christopher Saunders.