Cathedral Dean, Rev Dr Sean Fernandez distributes ashes, Wednesday 14 February at the 12.10pm Mass at St Mary's Cathedral, marking the start of the season of Lent. Photo: Ron Tan. Vicar General, the Very Rev Fr Peter Whitely, distributes ashes on Wednesday 14 February. Photo: Ron Tan. Cathedral Sacristan Frances Dennis distributes ashes on Wednesday 14 February. Photo: Ron Tan. Rev De...

CHA Chair Jenny Parker and CEO Jason Kara wearing a lapel pin. Photo: Supplied. World Day of the Sick this Sunday will pay tribute to the invaluable work that Catholic health institutions undertake not just in Australia, but around the world. In his message to mark the 32nd World Day of the Sick on February 11, Pope Francis reflected on the way serious illness could cause vulnerability, ...

By Jamie O’Brien The title of the recently launched memoirs by Perth Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey was inspired by the connection he continues to have with the Goldfields. Image: Supplied. The title of the recently launched memoirs by Perth Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey was inspired by the connection he continues to have with the Goldfields. My Spirt Land was launched on Sunday ...

Seventy-six Year 12 graduates from Catholic schools across WA have been recognised as Catholic Education Western Australia Ltd’s (CEWA) high achievers for 2023. Photo: Matt Biocich/CEWA By Contributor Seventy-six Year 12 graduates from Catholic schools across WA have been recognised as Catholic Education Western Australia Ltd’s (CEWA) high achievers for 2023. The graduates and their...

An image from the Camino Salvado 2019. The annual St Joseph’s Camino Salvado Pilgrimage from Subiaco to New Norcia is now taking bookings for 2024. Photo: Supplied. The annual St Joseph’s Camino Salvado Pilgrimage from Subiaco to New Norcia is now taking bookings for 2024. The pilgrimage is next year being offered on two occasions, including from Sunday 25 August to Sunday 1 September an...

Parish Renewal Co-ordinator, Fr Nino Vinciguerra, Kalgoorlie Parish Priest Fr Brennan Sia, Episcopal Vicar for Clergy, the Very Rev Fr Minh-Thuy Nguyen, South Perth Parish Priest, Mgr Brian O’Loughlin and Rockingham Parish Priest Fr Pierluigi Vajra CRS came together for the Mass for Deceased Priests and Clergy, Thursday 23 November. Photo: Ron Tan/Archdiocese of Perth. Perth Archbishop Timo...

ACBC President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, who served as the Plenary Council’s President, speaks during his homily for the Closing Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, Saturday 9 July, at Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: ACBC/Fiona Basile. One “particular grace” of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia has been its encouragement of many initiatives in the Chu...

Notre Dame was also highlighted as one of the best universities in the country for preparing students for the workforce, securing the eighth position nationally for career outcomes.

Download the PDF Monday 23 October, 2023 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, As I begin writing this letter, I am sitting in Saint Peter’s Basilica waiting for the Mass for the Feast of St Luke to begin. I will have you all, and those who are dear to you, in my prayers during this Mass. But I will not finish the letter this morning - it will grow over the coming days. The feast of...

In opening the work of the Synod of Bishops at the First Assembly, Pope Francis has repeated what he has said many times that “the synod is not a parliament” where the ideas of opposing parties will be debated and voted up or down along party lines.