Fr Faustine Lobo, the man who guarantees mission donations reach their destination in India, says in the fight against poverty, we could be doing so much better writes Matthew Biddle.

Upcoming retreats to be held on July 20 and August 25 in the idyllic surrounds of the Schoenstatt shrine just outside Armadale will offer women aged 17-30 a unique opportunity to seek life’s purpose.

Democratic Labor Party (DLP) Senator John Madigan has called for a referendum to be held on whether the definition of marriage should be changed to include same-sex couples.

Iona Presentation College recognised the culture and traditions of its Indigenous students last week with lunchtime celebrations to recognise NAIDOC Week.

The Order of Malta will send two ambulances to its medical clinics in Timor-Leste thanks to the generous donation from St John Ambulances in Perth. After making a national appeal in December for funds to purchase an ambulance for its work in Timor-Leste, the Order got more than it bargained for when it was offered two Mercedes-Benz ambulances for no cost.

Kolbe Catholic College celebrated a NAIDOC Mass on Wednesday, July 3. Mass commenced with a ‘Welcome to Country’ by Marie Taylor and set the scene for Year 11 students who joined the Indigenous students of the College to celebrate this special occasion.

A Perth family has been moving heaven and earth to help provide much-needed resources to street children in the Philippines – all consigned in shoeboxes. The Soh family recently presented a talk in Perth about their mission work in the Philippines in January providing for the less fortunate.

The Helpers of God’s Precious Infants in Perth will no longer hold prayer vigils outside the Balcatta Women’s Clinic after it closed its doors as of July 1. A clinic spokesperson said it closed for “personal reasons” and said they would not be relocating nor reopening again.

Rabbi Shimon Cowen launched his book Politics and Universal Ethics at Parliament House in Perth on June 20. Hosted by Liberal MP Peter Abetz and Labor MP Michelle Roberts, the event attracted leaders from several religious denominations and groups in Perth.

The parish of Wanneroo celebrated the feast of its patron, St Anthony of Padua, on Sunday June 16. Even though the actual feast is June 13, the parish generally celebrates as a community on the first Sunday after the feast day.