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.

St Paul’s Primary School in Mt Lawley entered a City of Stirling photographic competition which is part of an international effort to eliminate racial discrimination – and won it.

Pia Schelfhout was presented with the FJ Larner Organ Scholarship for 2013 at St Mary’s Cathedral on April 5. The Year 12 student at La Salle College in Midland won the prestigious award after submitting an outstanding application and performing well at a subsequent audition.

Remarkable creations in beach sand including St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s coat of arms, the Miraculous Medal, the Annunciation and St Michael the Archangel were highlights of a Catholic sand scuplture competition last month.

A group of young Catholics in Melbourne is strengthening the image of the Church in Australia by representing it in an informed, educated and orthodox way.