One of Perth’s favourite visitor attractions, St Mary’s Cathedral in Victoria Square, the mother church of Perth’s Catholic community, this week Thursday 29 January, celebrated the 150th anniversary of its original opening and consecration.

Ten men were last year admitted into Western Australia’s oldest Catholic lay organisation, the Order of the Knights of the Southern Cross (KSC).

A course designed to provide skills for recognising mental health issues while also having the ability to steer the affected person towards appropriate help has been given a boost with a new scholarship through the Emmanuel Centre.

St Gerard Majella Parish Mirrabooka last month prepared for Christmas as usual with the Misa de Gallo Dawn Mass organised by the Filipino community.

An invaluable two-week classroom immersion experience in the first year of an Education degree at The University of Notre Dame Australia cemented Teagan Medcalf’s decision to become an early childhood teacher near her home town of Mandurah.

St John of God Subiaco’s close monitoring of its overseas aid missions prompted a number of staff members to travel to a Cambodian hospital last year in an effort to service and repair faulty medical equipment.

It was that time of the year again – time for the five-day annual West Australian Young Salesian summer camp, which is held at Nanga Bush Camp, Dwellingup.

The recent invitation to participate in the survey by the Archdiocese of Perth in response to the Synod of the Family in 2014 is gaining much interest, according to Emmanuel Centre Co-ordinator, Barbara Harris.

Executive director of the National Catholic Education Commission, Ross Fox, has this week written for the e-Record to talk about moves by Australian think-tank organisation The Australia Institute to introduce GST on Catholic and independent school fees.

The lives of six Perth Catholics will be spiritually enhanced throughout 2105 after being awarded scholarships to participate in biblical studies, both locally and overseas.