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...

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. ...