In his sermon delivered to Mass-goers at St Mary’s Cathedral in Perth on July 20, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke of the “terrible act of violence in Ukraine which has cost so many lives and horrified the world”, as answers are sought to questions about flight MH17.

The final edition of The Record will not spell the end of local news and events coverage, says Archdiocese of Perth communications and media manager James Parker. From early September, a new e-newsletter, together with a printed four-page newsletter, will deliver the latest news and events for the Archdiocese.

In 2014, Australia’s first Catholic university celebrates its silver anniversary. On December 21, 1989, the dreams and visions of a committed group of Western Australians were realised with the passing of The University of Notre Dame Australia Act by the Parliament of Western Australia.

The University of Notre Dame Australia has changed significantly since Professor Chris Hackett stepped through its doors as part of the inaugural cohort of postgraduate education students in the early 90s; however, he says it has remained true to its roots.

TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD Perth Catholic David Chua took the first major step towards becoming a Dominican priest recently, receiving the Order's habit and taking on the name of Br Reginald Mary. The former Willetton resident joined the Dominicans in Adelaide last year as a novice, and received the habit and religious name on June 27, the feast of the Sacred Heart. Br Reginald told The Re...

Oblate priest Fr Fraccid Anthony OMI visited Perth recently, encouraging Catholics to assist the home for the mentally handicapped he runs in Sri Lanka. Fr Fraccid founded Sahana Medura, which means ‘garden of tranquility’ in 1993 as a means of addressing some of the nation’s biggest problems at the time – suicide, substance abuse and alcoholism. He told The Record that while those is...

MYAREE Catholic Ben Anandappa says he’s both excited and nervous as he prepares to move to the United States to study chemistry at Harvard University next month. Ben graduated from Christian Brothers’ College (CBC) in Fremantle last year with an incredible Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 99.85. In April, Ben was notified of his acceptance into Harvard on a full scholarshi...

St Mary’s Parish in Guildford held a successful fundraiser on July 6, raising more than $10,000 to help pay off the parish’s debt incurred from the cost of restoration work to the church in 2012. The parish hosted a lunch at Midland’s Italian Club, with a crowd of almost 200 people attending, including many from the Italian Association, Mamma Nostra. It was the third such fundraiser t...

Since 1840, The Record has served the Catholic community in Western Australia extraordinarily well. Now the time has come for The Record to take a new direction.

The Gospel of John took centre stage at the recent Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM) annual ‘Stronger’ teens camp held earlier this month.