Spearwood man, Chris De Sousa was a successful migration lawyer when he felt God’s call to pursue the religious life. On January 25, Mr De Sousa and four other Somascan novices made their profession in Somasca, Italy, making vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. The past year of formation has been the greatest of his life to date, he writes.

Dominican priest Fr Anthony Van Dyke OP will return to the Order’s priory in North Adelaide on February 26 after spending an unprecedented 15 years in Perth.

According to the Bishops’ mandate, “parish and Catholic school decision-makers need to work together. The Kolbe Catholic College community is blessed to have wonderful support from its local parishes.

The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Vice Chancellor Professor Celia Hammond congratulated the Cardinal Archbishop of Sydney George Pell on his appointment as Prefect to the new Secretariat for the Economy at the Vatican, earlier this week.

Corridors of Children, a film that takes a closer look at children who are trapped and exploited in the sex trade industry, will premier at John XXIII College in Mt Claremont on March 13.

Lesley Akora, a Catholic African community leader and a WA inductee into the WA Women’s Hall of Fame wrote the following letter to her fellow Catholics in Perth upon returning from a trip to her home village, late last year.

Instead of attending Leavers Week after finishing their Year 12 exams, a group of students from Santa Maria College went on a mission trip to Cambodia. In December, 18 Year 12 graduates and two staff members spent 10 days in Cambodia, taking part in the school’s first overseas service immersion trip. The group helped the Sisters of Mercy in Siem Reap to make wheelchairs for locals aff...

Plans to include homosexual and transgender content in the WA curriculum are a form of “child abuse”, according to the WA president of the National Civic Council Frank Lindsey. According to a report in The Sunday Times, a draft of the Guidelines for Supporting Sexual and Gender Diversity in Schools, which will be distributed to schools later this year, recommends ensuring homosexuality i...

After almost two decades of serving St Mary’s Cathedral as sacristans, Tom and Angela Mahady retired recently from the behind-the-scenes role. Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB hosted a private farewell morning tea on February 11 for the Kewdale couple, providing clergy members with the opportunity to thank the pair for their work. The Archbishop himself spoke highly of the Mahadys, th...

It appears that motherhood is gradually returning to its honoured position, with Catholic mums in Perth setting up their own group aimed at promoting the role of mothers and providing them with a chance to support one another. On February 4, 15 mothers with their children, most of whom were infants, gathered for Mass at St Francis Xavier Church in East Perth, followed by a shared lunch. ...