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Pope Leo says the Catholic culture of love can counter the lies of hatred and power
By Carol Glatz
The Catholic vision and culture of love and mercy must overcome the false narratives that create enemies and convince people and nations to "re-arm" in a "culture of power," Pope Leo XIV has said.
"Let us, then, together free our lives from suspicion, culture from arrogance, education from ideology, work from the idolatry of profit, and technology and finance from the busi...
OBITUARY: Reg Firth remembered for the humour, faith and persistence that built Perth’s Disciples of Jesus Covenant Community
Reg Firth, with wife Janny, will be remembered for his faith, humour and the work that continues. Photo: Supplied.
The Perth Archdiocesan Catholic community has lost one of its best-known lay leaders with the passing of Reg Firth, who founded the Perth branch of the Disciples of Jesus Covenant Community and served as its senior coordinator from 1993. Reg was also instrumental in the establi...
Two MPs make the public case for keeping the Lord’s Prayer in Parliament
Christian prayer has opened sittings in the Westminster tradition since 1558, and the Commonwealth Parliament has done so since 7 June 1901. Photo: Adobe Stock.
Two members of the Western Australian Parliament have argued publicly for retaining the Lord's Prayer in parliamentary proceedings, lending weight to the case Perth Catholics have been putting since petitions on the question began c...
CSSWA honours Carey Brown and Doris Zambonetti, 41 years of service between them
This year – staff from across the Archdiocese gathered Friday 7 August at St Mary’s Cathedral Parish Centre to honour the outstanding contributions of two remarkable women— Carey Brown and Doris Zembonetti.
A new era for St John of God Foundation
Foundation Chief Executive Officer Bianca Pietralla said the Foundation was delighted to welcome Justin Carroll as Chair.
Polish Catholic community celebrates the memory of Monsignor Witold Dzieciol
On 14 June, members of the Polish community came together to celebrate a Mass in honour of Monsignor Witold Dzieciol.
Sunday the foundation and kernel of liturgical year, says Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics to gather in person for Sunday Mass and has called for working conditions that allow people to attend, saying Sunday is “the foundation and kernel of the whole liturgical year.”
Merredin Parish called to hope beyond the golden era at centenary Mass
Merriden Parish Priest Fr Phillip Perreau, Woodvale Parish Priest Fr Stan Bendowski, Auxiliary Bishop Dson Sproxton, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, Fr Andrew Bowron, Central Wheatbelt MP Lachlan Hunter and parishioners Heather Giles and John Jeffreys. Photo: Em Louise Photography.
"We are called to be faithful disciples of Jesus, not in some imagined golden age, but in the reality of our...
You are a sign of God’s care for His people, Bishop Sproxton tells staff and volunteers
You are a sign of God's care for His people Bishop Don told the congregation at the 2026 Eucharistic Celebration with Church Personnel on Friday 7 August at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth.
All of you, in one way or another, are touching the suffering of others, the needs of others, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton has told the personnel and volunteers of the ...
Bishops suggest a culture of encounter needed to build social cohesion
Social cohesion grows when individuals allow their attitudes and actions to be shaped by love and humility, "Living the Gospel in Times of Social Division" suggests.
Living the Gospel in these times is not a private devotion. It is a public witness that human dignity is not negotiable, that truth matters and that peace is more than the absence of conflict - it is the fruit of justice, recon...
