Sabrina Stevens, far right, with Caritas Australia WA Director, Deacon Paul Reid, and the CYM Team. Photo: Supplied. Sabrina Stevens is a proud Kuku Yalanji and Yidinji woman, born and raised in Cairns, Far North Queensland. She attended her first National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Commission (NATSICC) Assembly in 2009 and felt inspired by the combination of faith st...

The 2022 Social Justice Statement also points out that “family and domestic violence is a painful and complex reality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities”. Image: ACBC. This month, Friday 25 November, marks the United Nations (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is an annual int...

In a statement released via email Monday 24 October, Loreto Ministries acting chief executive Paul Ould said that for many years, the changing demographic and educational landscape of the catchment area has presented challenges to the Loreto Province of Australia and South East Asia (the Province) and, more recently, to Loreto Ministries.

Issue 37 of The Record Magazine features Archbishop Costelloe’s Plenary Council Pastoral Letter, published 27 July, as well as the Concluding Statement.

Fifty years ago, Mercy Sisters from St Brigid’s West Perth had the foresight to establish Mercy College Koondoola, with the College now claiming the benefits of that initiative and the carrying out of that mission ever since.

Perth youth and clergy during the 2016 World Youth Day festivities in Poland. Photo: Supplied. Catholic Youth Ministry Perth is inviting Perth Catholic youth to join them in celebrating the Feast of Christ the King, Sunday 20 November. The celebration will also culminate with the launch of the 2023 World Youth Day and will commence with a Youth Rally and procession from Langley Park to S...

Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton congratulates one of 20 new catechists, Thursday 20 October during the annual Mass celebrating the commissioning and blessing of 20 catechists from the Catechist Service and Personal Advocacy Service. Photo: Supplied/CEWA. By Catherine Nguyen “We thank God for you and for your openness of heart to allow the Spirit to work within you, making you true witnesse...

The University of Notre Dame Vice Chancellor, Prof Francis Campbell has last weekend presented Blessing of the Fleet President John Mintiullo and the 2022 Blessing of the Fleet Regina, Christina Manuele, with a Notre Dame Cross, made from beautiful Western Australian jarrah wood.

The Fifth Plenary Council of Australia and the global Synod on Synodality were key discussion points for Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB and Pope Francis when they meet this week.

Teenage band Vertigo, from Seton Catholic College, have professionally recorded two original songs at Vision Recording studios with Jon Clements. The band was awarded ‘most outstanding performance’ at the recent Catholic Performing Arts Festival last month.