Archbishop Emeritus Barry James Hickey made a triumphant return to the stage on September 4 at the annual An Hour for Sheen concert at Trinity College.

Perth seminarian Patrick Toohey was fortunate enough to have a brief moment with Pope Francis on April 13. The meeting happened at St Paul Outside the Walls Basilica in Rome.

Here are more photographs from the opening of the new Good Shepherd church in Kelmscott which couldn’t be published in last weeks edition

The remains of all seven deceased Bishops and Archbishops of Perth are now in the crypt of St Mary’s Cathedral.

More than 1700 hours of rosaries were pledged as part of the annual rosary bouquet in honour of Our Lady’s birthday on September 8.

Southern Cross Care (SCC) has been awarded a Lotterywest grant of more than $260,000 to further enhance their aged care facilities.

On August 22 a special morning tea was held in the Cathedral Presbytery for Fr Jim Petry who recently celebrated his 90th birthday.

Staff and students of Kolbe Catholic College at Mass on September 6 were sad to farewell Fr George James, then-assistant priest at Our Lady of Lourdes, Rockingham, who recently received another parish appointment.

Kelmscott parishioners bid a sad farewell to their humble little Church of the Good Shepherd last weekend, but celebrated years of planning and hard work on the part of many as they opened their new parish Church the next day…

Kelmscott’s old church was bursting at the seams as the congregation prepared to process into their brand new church last Sunday; a new home for growth – in numbers, and in Christ.