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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Morley step to future will help others
The experience of witnessing two young children eating from a garbage tin while their parents stood sadly by with an infant in their arms in Sri Lanka, planted a seed of inspiration that has since spread its branches into Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Nigeria, Peru,Thailand and Vietnam and she is now embarking on her next initiative, the “Retired Teachers Mission Outreach”.
Perth Christians try to bring life to valley of death
Perth Christians are refusing to accept the signs of the times this Lent, pushing back with prayers, fasting, and signage of their own.
Compassion a life-giving project
Safe Motherhood Project co-ordinator Provaty Rozario (centre); Deputy Opposition Leader Roger Cook (right); and Fr Geoff Aldous (back) with students from St Vincent’s. PHOTO: Robert Hiini
Veneration a testament to devotion
A wonderful reason for a walk, praying the Rosary and singing Marian hymns in the annual procession honouring Mary at Lake Monger. PHOTO: Matthew Biddle
Veneration a testament to devotion
Almost 450 Catholics from around Perth gathered for the annual torchlight procession around Lake Monger on Friday night in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Crowd hails the mighty, biking Bruno
Mr Cordier, who had been cycling from Sydney to Perth in an effort to raise money to aid Doctor Catherine Hamlin and her work at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia, which treats women with childbirth injuries, cycled into South Beach in Fremantle on Valentine’s Day.
Grant used to clean up vandalism of Pro-Cathedral
The extensive graffiti damage to St John’s Pro-Cathedral carried out earlier this month has been removed during work to strip the outside walls.
Notre Dame reappoints VC for a second term
The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Board of Governors has reappointed Professor Celia Hammond for a further five years as the university’s Vice Chancellor.
Catholic Ed welcomes low-rate loans in the West
The Director of Catholic Education in Western Australia, Dr Timothy McDonald, has welcomed the recent announcement by Education Minister Peter Collier regarding $25 million of capital loans at a reduced interest rate available to non-government schools in 2013.
LENT: time to turn to the Lord
Lent is about many things but at its heart are prayer, fasting and almsgiving … It’s a time for seeking the Lord’s help to see and judge things as he does, say Archbishop Timothy Costelloe in his Lenten Pastoral Message
