Before the heavens opened up on what turned out to be one of Perth’s stormiest days, children in the Lower Chittering enjoyed a half-day of sporting prowess at the Immaculate Heart College Mini-Olympic Athletics Carnival on September 21. As the London Olympics came to a close, IHC’s Mini-Olympics started to take shape, culminating in a fun-filled morning, book-ended with tradition. It...

Saint Emilie de Vialar Parish is pulling out all stops for Our Lady and the Year of Grace, planning to pray a decade of the Rosary before every daily and weekend Mass this month. Parishioners, on entering the church for the weekend Masses of October 6-7, saw a panoply of roses, 10 red candles, the parish’s Year of Grace candle, a large set of Rosary Beads and a statue of Our Lady near th...

The University of Notre Dame Australia has secured back-to-back titles in the mixed futsal tournament as part of the 2012 Tertiary Sports Western Australia Inter-University Sport competition. Undefeated throughout the tournament, the UNDA team triumphed over the University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University and the Central Institute of Tec...

Casa Ricci Social Services (CRSS), the aid agency founded by Spanish Jesuit Fr Luis Ruiz, received a shock in August when its partner Aids Care China (ACC) abruptly ended their arrangement to care for HIV-AIDS affected children. The work of the Catholic and Macau-based charity among China’s lepers and HIV-AIDs patients has twice been featured in The Record when Record journalists were se...

Ten Western Australian students will spend their school holidays walking 135km; while most students will be enjoying their time off, students from Dunsbrorough, Busselton, Perth and other local towns have decided to take action against the misfortune of others. 16-year-old Mia Krasenstein, a regular fundraiser for Caritas Australia, together with her friends will begin the walk from Cape...

Born in 1910, she has lived through two world wars, celebrated the millennium and reached a century three years ago. Mary Ellis will celebrate her 103rd birthday on October 20. A prayer will be led by Our Lady of Lourdes parish priest Father Michael Separovich in honour of the occasion and to thank God for the miracle of life. Mrs Ellis remains healthy and an active member of Our Lady...

Same-sex “marriage” is not an extension of marriage rights but a dismantling of an institution on which the well-being of societies depend, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB wrote last week before leaving to attend the New Evangelisation synod in Rome. The Archbishop wrote exclusively for The Record in the wake of last month's defeat of same-sex marriage proposals in both the Australian and T...

The Archdiocese of Perth received 148 men for service as acolytes at St Mary’s Cathedral on September 25. The men were instituted by Bishop Donald Sproxton after four weeks of training, conducted on Tuesday nights by the Archdiocesan Centre for Liturgy. The number is one of the largest on record and bests that of two years ago when 117 men were received into the role. The office of...

The Scarborough Baptist pastor of a Church threatened with a $1million fine by the City of Stirling for offering meals and friendship to the marginalised says he has been heartened by the support his small congregation has received from members of the public and fellow Christian churches, including Catholic parishes. “It’s been very positive; people have sent us emails, SMSs and contacte...

By Joshua Low & Anita Parker The second Australian Catholic Youth Ministry Convention (ACYMC) was held from the September 21-23 at the Campbelltown Catholic Club in New South Wales, with those involved in youth ministry from around Australia coming to participate. Approximately 350 youth leaders gathered with religious and bishops throughout the three day convention. The conven...