Emergency vehicles at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sunday 14 December 2025. Two gunmen targeted Jewish beachgoers at an event celebrating the first day of Hanukkah, leaving 15 dead, including a gunman, and more than 40 wounded. Photo: OSV News/Izhar Khan, Reuters. By Jamie O’Brien On the golden sands of Bondi Beach last Sunday evening, an act of unspeakable ...

A Mass will be celebrated at St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth on Thursday, 8 January to mark 180 years since the arrival of the first Sisters of Mercy in Australia and to give thanks for the tens of thousands of women and men who have been inspired by Catherine McAuley’s expression of Mercy in the years that have followed. Some 15 years after Catherine McAuley established the Sisters of Mercy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CkQpWFR6tg By Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the Book of Daniel, we meet three young men — Ananiah, Azariah, and Mishael — whose story is one of remarkable courage and faith. Faced with the command of a mighty king to bow before a false god, they refused, choosing instead to entrust themselves entirely to the...

Ingredients4 cups thinly sliced shallots (or small red onions)1 cup dried shrimp, rinsed and patted dry½ cup dried red chilies, stems removed6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced1-inch piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced (optional)1 tsp turmeric powder½ tsp salt (or to taste)Oil for deep-frying (approx. 3 cups) EquipmentDeep-fry thermometer (optional)Wok or deep panSlotted spoon and paper to...

Archbishop Costelloe SDB with Outgoing CEWA Commissioner, Eva Skira. Photo: Matt Biocich/Supplied. The Catholic bishops of Western Australia have appointed four new Commissioners to the Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia (CECWA):• Dr Marina Hogan PhD, MBA, BA (Hons)• Mr Geoff Mills MEd (Leadership & Management), MEd (RE), BEd, Dip.Teach., Dip. RE• Mr Justin Scanlan GAICD...

By the Most Rev Bishop Don Sproxton, Auxiliary Bishop of Perth Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, In the Book of Job, we encounter a man of deep faith who, in the face of immense suffering, never loses his trust in God. Job’s story is not one of simple endurance, but of courage — a courage born from faith that refuses to give way to despair. Even when everything he had was stripped...

Archbishop Costelloe holds a teddy as part of the End Child Poverty campaign. Photo: Michelle Tan. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said protecting the rights of “children in our communities” is a responsibility the Catholic Church takes seriously. Leader of more than 500,000 Catholics across Perth, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Coste...

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...

SVDP WA President Danny Cloghan speaks at the 160th Anniversary Mass on 25 October at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Supplied. By Jamie O'Brien Twenty-twenty-five marks a remarkable milestone for the St Vincent de Paul Society in Western Australia in celebrating 160 years of steadfast service to those in need. The celebrations culminated with a moving Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral on 25 Oc...