Directors through time - Bernard Toutounji, Anne Collignon and Phillip Collignon. Photo: Supplied/Aid to the Church in Need Australia. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Australia and New Zealand has this month marked a significant milestone, celebrating 60 years of service to persecuted and suffering Christians around the world. What began at a kitchen table in Sydney in 1965 has grown int...

Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton with youth from the Archdiocese of Perth. Photo: ACYF/Archdiocese of Melbourne. In a concluding Mass for the 2025 Australian Catholic Youth Festival that saw the Melbourne Youth Orchestra and the Choir of Trinity College Melbourne accompany the liturgy with a glorious and specially composed fanfare and musical setting, courtesy of local composer Mary Fins...

Negotiations are underway between St John of God Health Care and the Western Australian Government to purchase St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital. Pending negotiations, the transition of the private hospital into the public health system is expected to be complete in 2026. In the meantime, it will continue to provide both private and public healthcare services under contract. The hosp...

St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Geraldton. In his 2025 Christmas Message, Bishop Michael Morrissey says Mary and Joseph pondered what might happen to their child, Jesus, but they never abandoned their hope and trust in God, even after having to flee as refugees from their home to the safety of Egypt. Photo: Adobe. “Hope does not disappoint”, words taken from St Paul’s letter to the Roman Chri...

“Now, the Spirit we have received is not the spirit of the world, but God’s own Spirit, so that we may understand the lavish gifts God has given us.” 1 Corinthians 2: 12 Welcome to Issue 49 of The Record Magazine. This issue is dedicated to the theme of Vocation, particularly in this Jubilee Year. Speaking on Good Shepherd Sunday - a day to pray for vocations - on 11 May 2025, Pope Leo ...

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, centre, with from left, Vicar General, the Very Rev Fr Vincent Glynn, Archdiocesan Assembly Implementation Committee Members Catherine Nguyen and Rommie Maserai and Manager, Special Projects, Tony Giglia. Photo: Jamie O'Brien. The Archdiocese of Perth is entering an important new chapter in its journey of synodality with the establishment of the Diocesan Pa...

Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton has encouraged new priests, from left, Jupiter Bin Justin, Marco Ferraioli and Gionata Pagani to embrace their calling with humility and courage at St Mary’s Cathedral on Friday 23 May 2025. Photo: Ron Tan/Archdiocese of Perth. Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton has encouraged three newly ordained priests to embrace their calling with humility and courag...

Pope Leo XIV catches a cloth doll thrown by a visitor as he rides in the popemobile following his second weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican on 28 May 2025. Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez. By Cindy Wooden Being religious does not automatically mean someone is compassionate, and yet for a Christian, compassion is a clear sign of following Christ, Pope Leo XIV said. "Befo...

Annette Morey began her career serving as a leader at St Norbert College, before moving to Prendiville Catholic College and then Mater Dei College, where she was widely praised for her commitment to faith formation and academic excellence.

Parishioners from across Perth came together Sunday 18 May for the 30th anniversary of Woodvale Parish Church. Photo: Michelle Tan. The spirit of thanksgiving was palpable at Woodvale Parish on Sunday, 18 May 2025, as the community gathered to mark a significant milestone - the 30th anniversary of the consecration of their Church. The 9.30am Mass saw every pew filled, with parishioners o...