Iona Presentation Primary School students obtained an extraordinary double victory on October 13, with success in National Creative and Critical Thinking Competitions located on opposing sides of Australia.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe will celebrate the 6pm Mass and bless the columbarium. Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey will also join the parish community to celebrate Mass on November 3 at 9.30am.

Holy Spirit Parish in City Beach hosted a menALIVE men’s weekend on September 14-15. Thirty men gathered to be led on a spiritual journey by menALIVE co-founder Peter Shakhovskoy and Perth men Kim Metcalf and Greg Diamond.

Twelve rare and precious illuminated manuscripts from the Kerry Stokes Collection are on display at the New Norcia Museum and Art Gallery in a stunning new exhibition entitled ‘Celebrating Word and Image 1250–1600’.

St John the Baptist Parish in Toodyay will celebrate its 50th anniversary on November 17 with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB at the St Pio hall located on the church grounds.

Catholic families wanting to enrol their daughters at St Brigid’s College in Lesmurdie next year may be unable to after the school’s plan to accommodate more students fell through.

Several Perth parishes were united with Pope Francis on October 13 when he consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Ciara ThieDeman and a dedicated group of volunteers want to help people break through the stigma surrounding suicide with a fundraising fashion gala on October 25 at Aranmore Catholic Primary and a sale of clothes at the school the following day.

Two Perth men studying for the priesthood in Rome have been ordained Deacons at St Peter’s Basilica, with one of the men going on to serve for Pope Francis at the Mass for Our Lady of Fatima, last Sunday.

As the popularity of Pope Francis continues to grow right around the world, local Catholics took part in an ancient tradition in honour of the saint whose name the Holy Father chose when he was elected.