The visit by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB to our parish, Holy Spirit, in City Beach, was encouraging, enlightening and a refreshing event. Parishioners were keen to see their new Shepherd for the first time in the flesh.

Seventy-three young Catholics from the Perth Archdiocese will attend World Youth Day in Brazil later this year as part of a Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM) group.

When most of Perth will be tucked warmly in bed on June 20, as temperatures head toward zero, a number of CEO’s from organisations across the state will be braving the elements in an effort to draw attention to the growing number of people enduring the hardships of sleeping out.

For a group of WA’s seminarians, their invitation to attend a special Mass in Osborne Park on April 7 was an opportunity to observe parishioners’ appreciation of “a caring priest in action”, for a pastoral job being well done.

The impact of social media can significantly impact decisions made in a courtroom, sometimes preventing an accused from receiving a fair trial, according to research conducted by an academic in the School of Law at The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle Campus.

Three young Catholics will perform at a concert on April 27 at the Infant Jesus parish hall in Morley to raise funds for the work of Pregnancy Assistance.

Parents of students at Nagle Catholic College in Geraldton are concerned for the future of their families when the College closes its boarding facilities at the end of 2015. The school announced its decision in February citing a change in rural dynamics and substantial financial losses as the main determinants. Parent of two current boarding students and a 2012 graduate, Allison Whybr...

Students and staff at Santa Maria Catholic College in Attadale staged five enthralling showings last week of the school’s production, Daughters of Venice. The school’s theatre was filled to capacity for each performance from Wednesday night’s opening to Sunday evening’s final show. In total, more than 700 people saw the show over the five nights. Daughters of Venice is set in 18th ...

An intriguing essay about the country house tradition in wartime England has delivered an Arts graduate from The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle Campus a “rare” and “outstanding” achievement in an international essay competition.

Devotions in honour of the feast of Divine Mercy were held at several parishes around Perth on Sunday, April 7. In the city, at St Mary’s Cathedral, almost 300 attended the afternoon Mass at which Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB was the main celebrant.