The U.S. bishops’ March 19 designation of a center in Washington as the St. John Paul II National Shrine reflects U.S. Catholics’ love for the late pope, said Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky

The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy in Australia is praying Russia’s recent incursion into the Crimea does not signify the kind of expansionism that preceded the Second World War.

While many parishes struggle to attract a younger demographic, a regular gathering at St Bernadette’s in Glendalough has been bringing young adults together with a heady mix of relaxed fraternity and strong Marian devotion.

A large group of Iona Presentation College staff and students have recently spent some of their weekends volunteering at the Disabled Surfers Association at Leighton Beach in North Fremantle.

The Called and Gifted Workshop will be offered at Queen of Apostles Parish in Riverton, on April 4 and 5.

Pipe Organ Plus was established in 2001 to showcase Western Australia’s largest and most impressive pipe organ, bringing a wider audience to the organ through association with other musicians, while exploring the full spectrum of music from medieval to modern.

Well done! Well done! This I believe is the most appropriate way to express my gratitude to the Mission Group from Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Lesmurdie that has returned from its Mission experience in my home Village in Kenya just over four weeks ago.

With two parishes in Perth now run by the Order of Clerics Regular of Somasca (CRS), the Somascan Fathers are now looking to spread the spirituality of their founder, St Jerome Emiliani, to the wider Australian community.

Members of Perth’s Fulton Sheen Society have greeted news that the canonisation of their patron is a step closer with great excitement.

Students from the University of Notre Dame Australia were recognised for their academic excellence in philosophy, theology and ethics at the university’s School of Philosophy and Theology annual awards evening in Fremantle on February 20.