Director of Nursing at St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals Jeffrey Williams was recently named as an Adjunct Associate Professor for the School of Nursing and Midwifery at The University of Notre Dame Australia.

Learning the basics of fitness testing and how to successfully undertake an intravenous saline flush were just some of the activities that were part of the A Day in the Life (ADITL): Indigenous Program at The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle campus in June.

YOUNG MEN interested in experiencing the life of the De La Salle brothers are being invited to attend the ‘Challenge Program’ to be held in the remote town of Balgo in September. The order’s director of vocations Br Tony Cummins will lead the program which is aimed at giving participants a chance to take part in every aspect of the brothers’ life. Attendees will live and work with the...

THE REAL home of a bronze crucifix that was found in a watering can at a Maddington petrol station four months ago remains a mystery. A staff member found the religious item one evening in March, as she went to fill the empty watering can. The worker, who didn’t want to be identified, said she believed the crucifix was deliberately placed in the watering can. “It didn’t just fall o...

MONSIGNOR Michael Keating says he was privileged to meet Pope Francis at a general audience in Rome last month. Overseas on a pilgrimage, Mgr Keating stopped in Italy for eight days where he attended the Pope’s June 19 audience. At the conclusion of the audience, the Holy Father made his way around the people designated to meet him personally, chatting for a few minutes with each, inc...

With economic hard times as an excuse not to hire young people, the world risks tossing them aside and endangers its own future, Pope Francis said.

For thousands of young people, the week preceding World Youth Day was their first experience meeting Catholics of other nations and cultures.

A house which accommodates and supports young women who are pregnant and homeless, has won a national award for innovation in social services.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has announced six days on which Catholics within the Archdiocese of Perth can obtain a Plenary Indulgence before the Year of Faith concludes on November 24.

Students at St Columba’s Primary in Bayswater were able to raise awareness of the school’s values of compassion and justice while participating in a fashion parade at their inaugural “Vinnies Day” on July 3.