The Zimbabwean Catholic Choir performs at the Welcome Mass for the Migrant Jubilee Cross at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday 18 April 2026. Photo: Andrea Bernardino/Archdiocese of Perth. Even just one of these children (Matthew 18:10) is the theme of the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees that will be celebrated on Sunday 27 September. This year's theme draws attention to children a...

Vinnies WA CEO Ann Curran recently swapped her office for the hustle, bustle and heat of the Kelmscott Community Kitchen where she joined the dedicated team of members and volunteers to serve meals. For the past four years, the food relief initiative has offered more than just a hearty meal; it has created a place of safety, hope and warmth where people can connect with others in their comm...

Perth Auxiliary Bishop Nelson Po officially blesses the new St John of God Midland Private Hospital, Tuesday 25 August 2026. Photo: Supplied/SJOG. Perth Auxiliary Bishop Nelson Po has this week prayed the newly completed St John of God Midland Private Hospital would continue the healing mission of Jesus. Speaking Tuesday 25 August, Bishop Nelson blessed the new hospital following the tra...

Catholic Mission is inviting schools across Australia to kick goals for good and compete to create the next official sockball following the launch of Socktober 2026. The national challenge coincides with the centenary of World Mission Sunday. As part of the competition, schools, students and youth groups are invited to design and build a new sockball using recycled materials. Image: Cath...

By Joel Hall As the 2026 Catholic Social Services Western Australia (CSSWA) Awards hover on the horizon, last year’s winners have reflected on the processes that led them to be worthy recipients. Employee of the Year Ian Smith said he was humbled and honoured for not only receiving last year’s award but for doing pastoral care work for Catholic Homes- the service for which landed him the...

Deacon Greg Lowe, Fr Giovanni Raffaele, Deputy Principal Tracy Cosgrove and Claude Coutinho formalise the partnership. Photo: St Bernadette's Catholic School. Following the recent opening of the new Stella Maris Seafarers Centre in Rockingham, the St Bernadette’s church and school community in Port Kennedy has established a partnership with the centre to support its mission of providing pas...

The house at 195 Lord Street in East Perth has been catching the eye of passing motorists for 30 years. Photo: Eric Odong. The house at 195 Lord Street in East Perth has been catching the eye of passing motorists for 30 years. The Record described it a decade ago as a deliberately homely place, chosen so that nobody walking through the front door would feel they had arrived at a clinic. ...

Image: CSSA. Catholic Social Services Australia is inviting interested parties to participate in a national initiative designed to gather detailed data on the operations, challenges and contributions of Catholic social service organisations across Australia.  As Australians face rising cost-of-living pressures, growing housing insecurity, increasing mental health concerns, and escal...

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, ninth from left, with Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton, Vicar General, the Very Rev Fr Vincent Glynn and Chief, Mission Enhancement, Dr Debra Sayce, second from right, with Members of the Diocesan Pastoral Council, who will serve a three-year term include from left, Lourdes Has, Catherine Rice, Tara Peters, Richard Miles, Wayne Bull, George Sekulla, Michael Piu, ...

Compassion means allowing another person's suffering to enter our own heart, Bunbury Bishop George Kolodziej SDS has said. Delivering the homily at the 160th Anniversary Regional Mass of the St Vincent de Paul Society WA held at Our Lady of the Bay Catholic Church, Busselton, Bishop George reflected on the compassion of Christ and the vital role that compassion continues to play in the Soci...