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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
2025 BJ Hickey Scholarship: Knowing Christ through Sacred Scripture
The reception saw nine Scripture-related scholarships awarded to recipients on the day, with another three awarded in absentia.
Women’s leadership program embraces rural and remote areas
Simone Parianos is a teacher at Birlirr Ngawiyiwu Catholic School where she teaches Kindergarten, Pre-Primary and Grade 1, while also running a bi-weekly playgroup. Photo: Supplied.
By Debra Vermeer
Six women, including some from remote locations across Australia as well as overseas, have embarked on this year’s Good Samaritan Study, Accompaniment and Mentoring (SAM) Program, which will...
Perth seminarians called to be men of communion
Seminarians and clergy gathered for lunch with Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe and Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton, Sunday 23 February at Cathedral House. Photo: Vocations Office.
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has last week reinforced to seminarians from St Charles and Redemptoris Mater his message that with Christ as our focus, they are called to be men of communion and men who f...
Wagga Wagga priest appointed new Bishop of Armidale
Father Peter Murphy studied agriculture and worked as a field agronomist in Melbourne before entering the seminary.
Ukraine’s major Archbishop makes Jubilee visit to US: ‘Solidarity keeps us standing’
By Gina Christian
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, patriarchal head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, processes into the sanctuary at the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family in Washington DC during an 18 February, 2025 prayer service for peace in Ukraine amid Russia's full-scale invasion. Photo: OSV News photo/Gina Christian.
Hope in Christ and that God's tr...
What it means to be a disciple of Jesus: Perth celebrates World Day of Consecrated Life
Discipleship is a shared journey, said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB,
and the witness of religious life serves as an inspiration for all to follow Jesus while striving for holiness in their unique circumstances.
Personal Advocacy Service launches new website
The new platform is designed to reflect the agency’s growth and enhance accessibility for the community.
Catholic Schools to Pilot Australia-first AI Teaching Assistant ‘Nurture’
The efficiency gains when using AI within a new trial teaching assistant will allow teachers to get back hours each week to reinvest into direct interaction with their students in ways only teachers can.
Pray, do penance, everything possible for peace, says Pope Francis
In his prepared text, Pope Francis focused on the birth of Jesus, the messianic king, in a humble stable.
NATIONAL: Pope Francis appoints auxiliary bishop for Sydney
Fr Tony Percy is currently the parish priest in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn parish of St Gregory’s, Queanbeyan.
