A newly restored St Vincent de Paul statue has taken up residence at the Catholic parish of Kwinana bear the saint’s name. The statue’s restoration was recently completed by Archdiocesan conservation specialist Monica Podesta and transported from The Faith Centre in Perth to Kwinana, around 40km south of the central business district. The near life-size statue took five men to lift it...

Saint Denis’ Parish in Joondanna hosted a menALIVE weekend on September 8-9 while other menALIVE weekends were running simultaneously in Brisbane (Kenmore) and Hobart. The weekend powerful talks, personal testimonies, small group discussions and time for reflection and prayer, as well as Reconciliation. The weekend culminated in a Sunday Eucharist, celebrated by Fr Peter Porteous OSM. ...

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St Jerome's Parish welcomed the installation of a new parish priest last Saturday night, while at the same time, giving an emphatic vote of thanks to their outgoing pastor. Archbishop of Perth, Timothy Costelloe SDB commended Fr Mathew Velliyamkandathil CRS to God and to the congregation as a man fit to share in his own pastoral ministry of trying to be a good shepherd to the people. ...

On September 8, the 2Up2Down Kalgoorlie Boulder Community Choir visited senior citizens at the Southern Cross Nursing Home in Kalgoorlie and sang the melodies that won for them First Place in the recent Goldfields Performing Arts Festival in Kalgoorlie, previously known as the Goldfields Eisteddfod. Local musician, John Joyce, who is Chairman of the 35 member choir of varying ages, has p...

The community based program that enables people to access fair, safe and equitable credit based on justice, respect, trust and empowerment was launched in August of this year at the Good Shepherd Centre in Leederville. The program known as the No Interest Loan Scheme was started by the Good Shepherd Sisters in Victoria in 1981 and provides interest free loans for individuals and families...

For the first time in the history of the Archdiocese of Perth, Mass was celebrated in Konkani, the traditional language of the people of Mangalore, a picturesque port city in India. It was a nostalgic moment for a number of families who came together at Holy Name Church in Carlisle to celebrate the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Father Greg Almedia, the parish pries...

Providing a dedicated learning environment for midwifery students to actively engage in all facets of midwifery was the impetus for establishing a Midwifery Education Centre located at St John of God Hospital in Subiaco. A result of collaboration between The University of Notre Dame Australia and SJOGSH, the new centre was funded by the federal Government’s Health Workforce Australia. ...

A seed of inspiration planted at a men’s sharing group in suburban Perth will be come to fruition when one of the world’s leading Catholic evangelists arrives in Western Australia in October. US Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, who has inspired thousands across the globe through his television show on US Catholic network EWTN, will begin his nation-wide tour at venues in Doubleview and Tuart ...

Clontarf Aboriginal College has officially opened a 40-bed girls’ boarding facility. The second stage of the college’s building program was declared open by State Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Peter Collier. The opening ceremony also included a special blessing by Monsignor Michael Keating, Chairman of the Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia. Funded through Wester...