Pope Francis kisses a figurine of the baby Jesus as he arrives to celebrate Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in this Dec. 24, 2019, file photo. The pope will celebrate the traditional Christmas Eve Mass with a small congregation, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Rome so people can get home without breaking Italy’s 10 p.m. COVID-19 curfew.

To allow God to enter our hearts and be a faithful disciple of Christ was the message Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB conveyed in his homily during the Golden Jubilee celebratory Mass for the Congregation of the Mother of Sorrows (Servite Sisters) on 5 December.

Iona Presentation College students are redefining what modern slavery means to them by learning more and by taking action.

St Mary’s Cathedral in Perth WA is one of the buildings illuminated in red light this week in support of a global cause for the gift of religious freedom for those who are persecuted because of their Christian faith.

New Norcia Parish has last month blessed the newly installed ‘Rock of Remembrance’ – an interactive memorial in honour of those who experienced any form of neglect or abuse – following Sunday Mass on 25 October.

Members of SACRI, a Catechetical association of the Christ’s lay faithful and dedicated to ‘Mary, Mother of the Church’, celebrated the feast of Christ the King at Our Lady’s Shrine, Bullsbrook Parish, on Sunday 22 November.

Fr Philip (right) was ordained alongside Fr Huynh Nguyen by Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey on 17 November 1995 at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Supplied. Twenty-five years ago, on 17 November 1995, a 40-year-old Father Philip Perreau stood before family and friends at the Saint Mary’s Cathedral sanctuary as a newly ordained priest of the Archdiocese of Perth. Sharing his journey with The...

A spirit of common commitment to catechetical ministry and an acknowledgement of the integral role catechists play in the Church were the central theme as 62 catechists were commissioned last week.

The Archdiocese of Perth Communications Office team. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. The Archdiocese of Perth’s means of communicating to its faithful has vastly evolved over the past seven years from a weekly newspaper to a now multi-media platform. In this current internet-driven climate, digital effective communications is key to any successful organisation. For our local archdiocese, actio...