As part of the Day of the Unborn Child Mass, those who attended were given a flower and invited to put it into baskets on the sanctuary to remember children who had died at birth through miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion or other causes.

Originally opened as a parish and school hall on 8 November 1925 by then Archbishop Patrick Clune, the building was said to have cost about £4000 pounds.

The Perth Catholic Chinese Community’s Lunar New Year celebration at St Pius X Catholic Church in Manning Parish on Sunday, February 2, beautifully show-cased the harmony of faith and culture, bringing together generations in a spirit of gratitude, hope, and joy.

Workshop participants were keen to consider their own parish communities in the light of the eight fundamental charisms of a Parish

2024 Christmas Message from Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton.

Speaking to The Record, Whitford Parish Priest Fr Cyprian Shikokoti said celebrating the parish’s 50th anniversary has been a good opportunity to reflect on God’s goodness in our lives, embrace the present with joy, and look forward to the future with renewed courage and hope.

As Chair of LifeLink, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton said that the launch of the Archbishop’s Christmas Appeal provides the chance for us to be part of another act of recognition and solidarity with those most in need in our WA community.

Speaking on the occasion of Aboriginal Sunday at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sunday 20 October, Bishop Sproxton highlighted that Jesus does not use words alone to teach.
“He shows us how to be servants and He offers us the power or grace for us to have a change of heart,” he said.

Expressing his great admiration for catechists he said: “Their ministry is one of the great jewels of the Archdiocese.”

Speech by Bishop Don Sproxton on the Feast of St Mary MacKillop 30th Anniversary of LifeLink and 25th Anniversary of LifeLink Day