Here are the texts of two prayers, written by Pope Francis, for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is asking people to recite the rosary and pray these prayers afterward.

Vinnies WA is responding to the COVID-19 crisis by adapting existing services and programs with the launch of Drive and Drop Hubs. Image: Supplied. Vinnies WA is responding to the COVID-19 crisis by adapting existing services and programs with the launch of Drive and Drop Hubs. Vinnies Drive and Drop Hubs will be located in Vinnies shops located in Stirling, Morley, Wanneroo and Canning ...

In support of Australia’s frontline healthcare workers, The University of Notre Dame Australia’s School of Nursing and Midwifery is launching free online continuing professional development (CPD) short courses for any healthcare professional looking to refresh and upskill themselves in the management of the critically ill patient.

Despite churches across the city being closed, the Centre for Faith Enrichment (CFE) remains operational in an online teaching capacity, providing a unique opportunity for Catholics to use this quarantine time to build their faith through education and understanding.

As the world slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a risk it will be struck by an even worse virus – that of selfish indifference, Pope Francis said.

Churches have been closed, weekly and daily Masses are being streamed online and reception of the sacraments such as baptism, confession, marriages and funerals are extremely limited.

Plenary Council President, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, said that in in response to the dramatic changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the bishops of Australia have made the “difficult, but necessary” decision to postpone the first assembly of the Plenary Council (PC).

The reality of the COVID–19 crisis crashed home for Perth Catholics at this, the holiest time of the year, with Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB and Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton concelebrating the Easter Sunday Mass in front of an empty St Mary’s Cathedral for the first time in living history.

MercyCare Early Learning Centres (ELCs) and other childcare centres run by Catholic organisations will remain open while it is safe to do so, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Continuing its Christian duty to provide the works of the Catholic Church humbly to all who can benefit from them, The University of Notre Dame has this month commenced special financial aid for students affected by the coronavirus pandemic.