On the Feast Day of Santa Clara, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB told the congregation of Santa Clara Church, Bentley that their parish was a “treasure in the Archdiocese.” Parish priest Dennis Sudla had invited the Archbishop to concelebrate the 9.30am Mass to mark the Feast Day of the parish’s patron saint. The Rector of the Redemptoris Mater Seminary Fr Michael Moore and Fr Dennis...

Tina De Sousa and Christine Stock decided it was time to stop wondering. The St Bernadette’s, Port Kennedy, pre-primary teacher and teacher’s assistant had both been privately thinking about the plight of Perth’s homeless for some time when Mrs Stock heard an ad for Sonshine fm’s Helping Bags for the Homeless on the radio. The pair put out the word to their fellow staff and the famili...

Week-in, week-out, the catechists of the Archdiocese carry out crucial but often unseen work introducing the meaning and spirit of what it is to be a Christian to, mainly, children across Perth. That was one reason why it was a particular pleasure for Bishop Donald Sproxton to welcome 43 new catechists at a Commissioning Mass in the Chapel of St Michael the Archangel in the grounds of th...

The Association of Maria Santissima del Tindari will again take to the streets of Fremantle on Sunday, September 9, for their annual procession and religious festival. Many people are expected to take part in the procession and festivities in a colourful display of faith and devotion to the Black Madonna. The secretary of the association, Mr Joe Franchina said festivities would begin ...

St John of God set the benchmark for health care services and the people of Midland would be thankful for access to them, State health minister Kim Hames told dignitaries at a foundation laying ceremony on August 8. Dr Hames was joined by his Federal counterpart, Tanya Plibersek, Bishop Donald Sproxton and senior SJOG staff for speeches and a fly-over video of the SJOG-run public and pri...

A small group of protesters awaited Federal and State politicians as they arrived for the laying of foundations of Midland’s new St John of God-run public and private hospitals on August 8. Made up of members from United Voice and the Health Services Union, the protesters said they were unhappy the State Government had put the management of a public hospital in private hands. “We don’...

“We rely on the help of the Lord God and Our Saviour Jesus Christ and we choose this man Victor, our brother, for the Order of Deacons.” A packed church, at St Gerard Majella Parish, Mirrabooka erupted in aplause at the words of Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB as Victor Lujano was put forward and accepted as fit for ordination to the diaconate on Friday, July 27. The night was moment...

The Catholic Italian community of Western Australia is reeling from the loss of two beloved priests, Fr Gaetano Nanni OMI and Fr Filippo Magni OFM Cap. A funeral was held on Tuesday morning for Fr Nanni who died suddenly and peacefully on July 30, aged 92, in St Patrick's Presbytery, Fremantle, the suburb he fondly called his home for many years. Fr Magni passed away on June 26, aged ...

By Chris Palfrey Take a class of eager children, a teacher, four parent helpers, an education assistant and lots of beads – then set to work. On Thursday July 5, Year 4B students from St Joseph’s College in Albany made their own Rosary Beads. There were beads of many colours; crosses and junctions were white. After choosing their beads we set to work. Adult helpers did the knott...

Seniors are special to the life of Floreat Parish, Parish Priest, Fr Wayne Davis told 80 seniors at a special day to honour and celebrate their contribution to parish life. As people who passed on their faith to, and prayers for, the next generation, they were living witnesses of faith in the parish and therefore should be honoured and celebrated, Fr Davis said; they were the living face...