A PARLIAMENTARY report examining the sexualisation of children has been completed, producing two findings, one recommendation, and 14 proposals for further action. The Commissioner for Children and Young People’s 2013 report on the sexualisation of children was presented to State Parliament on June 26. The report summarises the problem and proposes some ideas for research and further ...

BISHOP OF Geraldton Justin Bianchini says it has been a privilege and a joy to “be an instrument for good” in God’s hands during his 50 years of ministry. The 73-year-old celebrated his Golden Jubilee of ordination to the priesthood on June 29 at Geraldton’s St Francis Xavier Cathedral in the presence of family, friends, and fellow clergy members. During his homily on the Feast of Sts...

SCHOOL chaplaincy may continue beyond this year, despite the High Court’s ruling last month that funding for the National School Chaplaincy scheme was invalid. Chief executive officer of YouthCARE, WA’s largest provider of school chaplains, Stanley Jeyaraj, told The Record while the ruling was disappointing, it did not spell the end of chaplaincy services in public schools. “I am enco...

THE GREENS’ latest attempt to legalise euthanasia in Australia is based on the opinions of medical professionals who do not deal with patients suffering from terminal diseases, according to Catholic geriatrician John Obeid. Greens Senator Richard Di Natale introduced the bill in Federal Parliament last month. The proposed legislation would make it legal for doctors to prescribe and admin...

Described as the world’s greatest tournament, the FIFA World Cup 2014 has caught the attention of millions of people around the globe, but for the first time in history, the game has been overshadowed by the troubles in Brazil, the host nation.

Chisholm Catholic College marked the 10th anniversary of the Fast4Faith program on June 20 with an after school retreat centred on fasting and formation.

Holy Trinity Parish in Embleton celebrated its 50th anniversary on the Feast of the Holy Trinity on June 15.

Ten young men aged between 17 and 32 attended the second ‘Grace and Silence’ retreat day at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Mt Richon on June 29.

Art and Culture have had a prominent place at John XXIII College during the course of 2014. As the year opened, students were given the opportunity to collaborate with Sr Deirdre Browne IBVM to compose and write a College song, Seek Justice.

MEMBER of WA’s Legislative Assembly Peter Abetz is calling on the State Government to become the first jurisdiction in Australia to adopt the Nordic approach to addressing the problem of prostitution. The Liberal Member of Southern River told a gathering of almost 100 people at the Gosnells Golf Club on June 16 that the Nordic Model – which makes it illegal to buy or attempt to buy sexua...