The historic Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia will be celebrated by Plenary Council President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB at Perth’s St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday 3 October at 11am WST. The Mass will officially open the nine-month journey of the two Council Assemblies. Photos: Ron Tan/Jamie O'Brien After nearly five years of planning and 84 years since t...

The eRecord has taken out the award for Best Online Publication at this year’s Australasian Catholic Press Awards. The awards were held on Wednesday 15 September via ZOOM after the annual ACPA Conference was cancelled for the second year due to COVID-19 state lockdowns. The eRecord has taken out the award for Best Online Publication at this year’s Australasian Catholic Press Awards. Imag...

We are pleased to introduce to you, Congregational Leader of the Dominican Sisters Western Australia, Sr Mary Ryan OP.

Plenary Council Member Professor Francis Campbell is the University of Notre Dame Vice-Chancellor. Let’s hear Professor Campbell’s response to what he thinks the Holy Spirit is saying to the Church in Australia at this time. By The Record.

Hundreds turned out for the 2pm and 6pm UNDA Graduation Masses on 12 July at St Mary’s Cathedral.

After an 18-month implementation period, Western Australia’s voluntary assisted dying laws come into effect last Thursday 1 July.

New Wanneroo Parish Priest Fr Peter Porteous signs the official declaration during his installation Mass, flanked by Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton, right, and Assistant Priest Fr Leonard Guiang OSM, left. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. Wanneroo Parish has recently welcomed new Parish Priest Fr Peter Porteous OSM. Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton visited the Parish on Sunday 20 June to ce...

The advent of Voluntary Assisted Dying in Western Australia has introduced a totally new feature in the landscape of end-of-life options, and a new challenge for Catholic acute, aged and disability services.  Seniors holding hands for consolation and sympathy. The advent of Voluntary Assisted Dying in Western Australia has introduced a totally new feature in the landscape of end-of-li...

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has this week released an in-depth Pastoral Letter in relation to Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD).

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke these words in a recent homily for the opening of the Baldivis Parish St Teresa of Calcutta Church