The recent feast of Our Lady of Fatima, celebrated worldwide on 13 May, did not go unobserved within the Archdiocese of Perth.

With more than 100 volunteers who commit some three or more hours a week, Personal Advocacy Service (PAS) honoured its volunteers last week, as part of National Volunteer Week.

The Catholic Church’s opposition to human trafficking is deeply rooted within its principles of social teaching. As Co-ordinator of Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) in WA, Sister Lucy van Kessel PVBM knows too well the repercussions of human trafficking on people.

This year has marked the 500th year since the birth of St Teresa of Avila. To celebrate the occasion and to explore Teresa’s spiritual wisdom for today, Infant Jesus Parish, Morley and the Maranatha Centre for Adult Faith Formation recently co-facilitated a conference entitled Teresa 2015: A Woman for Our Times.

Students who are currently being assisted through the St Vincent De Paul Society’s Belmont Homework Centre were recently delighted to receive a special visit from real-life birds of prey.

Students and teachers at Brighton Catholic Primary came together this week, Tuesday, 26 May, for the annual celebration of Sorry Day.

The Mandorla Art Award is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary with a Retrospective Exhibition on show at the New Norcia Art Gallery and Museum.

As the national press focusses on the Royal Commission’s latest hearing in Ballarat, a contrasting glimmer of hope is rising in the Archdiocese of Perth.

Australians may soon become aware of a well-kept secret that residents and staff at Claremont aged care home Mercy Place Mont Clare have been privy to for a while – their much-loved nursing assistant has the voice of an angel.

A framed replica of Magna Carta, graciously donated to The University of Notre Dame Australia’s School of Law, Fremantle, concluded the School’s highly successful Eminent Speakers Series last month, 15 April.