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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
MENTAL HEALTH WEEK 2016: Focus on farmers as drought, dwindling populations take their toll
A York mental health advocate has backed calls from Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA) to support farmers doing it tough during Mental Health Week.
Funding certainty a genuine need for parents and schools
National Catholic Education Commission executive director Ross Fox has stated that the recent discussion on school funding has created greater uncertainty for parents and schools as to how the Commonwealth will fund schools from 2018 and beyond.
First Australian woman installed as head of knighthood order
After 20 years as a dame of the Queensland chapter of the legendary Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Dr Monica Thomson adds a black cape and a gold mantilla to her hooded robes to distinguish herself as the new chapter leader.
2016 SOCIAL JUSTICE STATEMENT: Perspectives on an aged care workforce strategy
Many in the aged care sector have highlighted the need for a workforce strategy to ensure the availability of a skilled workforce to care for the increasing number of older Australians as the structural ageing of our population gathers pace.
October to be nationwide month of prayer and fasting for marriage and families
The Australian Catholic Marriage and Family Council (ACMFC) will next month initiate a national month of prayer and fasting for marriage and families.
Bishop Delegate, Marriage and Family of the Bishops Commission for Family, Youth and Life, Bishop Michael Kennedy, said the month of prayer and fasting is intended to be held in parishes across Australia as the nation prepares for a plebiscite on marriage.
Parliament right to ditch cuts to benefits for poor and disadvantaged communities
Plans to place the burden of budget repair on those who can least afford it were wrong morally and economically.
NCEC Conference lives on through images
Educators are continuing to reap the benefits of the 2016 National Catholic Education Commission Conference, after pictorial summaries of the keynote presentations were released to the public.
Two new bishops ordained for the Archdiocese of Sydney
The Archdiocese of Sydney last week celebrated the ordination of its two new Auxiliary Bishops, the Most Reverend Anthony Randazzo and the Most Reverend Richard Umbers.
Migrants and refugees challenge us to enact a culture of encounter, welcome and acceptance, says Bishop Long
In this Year of Mercy, with many newly arrived migrants and refugees in Australia, we must enact a culture of encounter, welcome and acceptance in practical, personal and communal ways, says Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv.
Bringing our ageing society into the limelight
It should come as no surprise that, along with other developed countries, Australia has experienced significant demographic shifts in its population.
