It was not surprising to see curious passers-by lured to the entrance of the Cathedral’s St Francis Xavier Church on 7 December, as Christmas melodies coming from the building resounded throughout East Perth’s Windsor Street.

It is God’s mercy which saves us, lifts us up, and enables us to grow more and more into the people He is calling us to be, said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe last weekend, in celebrating the opening of the Holy Door at St Mary’s Cathedral to mark the start of the Jubilee Year of Mercy.

The Year of Mercy was this week inaugurated in the Archdiocese of Perth on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception at a special Mass celebrated at St Mary’s Cathedral, by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe.

The group of young singers, known as the Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity Choir, hired Dr Pride for an eight-week program to help improve their singing quality and cohesion. And, with just a few short weeks, the eight-week program will come alive at their fifth (annual) Christmas Concert, to be held at the Quarry Amphitheatre on 20 December.

More than 100 students and staff from Sacred Heart College, Sorrento recently joined together to host a hunger banquet. The banquet sought to demonstrate the inequitable distribution of food around the globe and raised awareness about the amount of people living in poverty and the impact that global warming will have on their food security.

Mater Christi Primary School in Yangebup last month celebrated 25 years of history as staff, students and the wider community came together to commemorate a school known for its ability to foster love of learning, community, charity, and social justice.

A team of volunteers has put their painting skills to the test and transformed the inside of MercyCare’s Wembley youth accommodation service, Carlow House, in one day.

Imprisonment for the non-payment of fines in Western Australia could be addressed by removing their regressive nature on those with low incomes and adopting a ‘day fine’ system, according to research by Senior Lecturer at The University of Notre Dame Australia, Tomas Fitzgerald.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe made the most of his annual visit to St Charles’ Seminary in Guildford last month on 3 November, where he celebrated Mass, met with seminarians and blessed newly completed renovations.

The feeling of being safe and secure has provided the confidence 18-year-old Callan needed to take on new life challenges, including his dream of racing a V8 Super car!