By Josh Low Joey said that only after serving two years of national service in Singapore and returning to Australia did he realise that there was ‘somehow a need that yearned to be fulfilled’, and began his journey to a deeper commitment to the Catholic faith. Photo: The Record. For Whitford Parish youth leader Johannes (Joey) Alexander, the Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) held...

Father Peter Toan Nguyen OP was recently farewelled at Doubleview Parish as he moves on to Camberwell Parish in Melbourne. By Natashya Fernandez.

Perth’s Vietnamese Catholic Community has this month welcomed the opening and blessing of a new Presbytery and Community Centre in Westminster, which it hopes will boost cultural and faith activities by providing more space for the Parish groups to meet.

“Jesus Christ is the face of the Father’s mercy.” These words, found in Pope Francis’ Bull of Indiction on the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, have often been quoted by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe since the Year of Mercy was inaugurated in our Archdiocese on 8 December 2015.

St Joseph has been depicted in many ways over the centuries, but when sculptor Mehdi Rasulle created a statue of him for the Perth Archdiocese, he knew he wanted to portray the saint as an ordinary working man and father.

This year, as our Catholic community celebrates the wonderful feast of Christmas with the rest of our society, we do so at the very beginning of the Jubilee Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis. This special year began on December 8 and will conclude next year on the Solemnity of Christ the King on November 20, 2016.

A music video of a skateboarding Franciscan, who spent 14 years living in Western Australia, received an Emmy at the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on November 7.

There could not have been a better writer taking on the brief biography of ANZAC Catholic Army Chaplain Fr John Fahey than leading Western Australian historian, author and researcher Ruth Marchant-James.

The Parish of St Kieran’s in Osborne Park has undergone many changes in its 100 year history, but the spirit of community continues to blossom.

By Jennifer Lohan Bradley Barbuto doesn't know anyone with MS but will tackle 53 flights of stairs at the Central Park building in Perth to raise funds and awareness for the cause. Mr Barbuto will take part in the Enerflex MS Step Up on May 4. The event will include teams of four and solo participants; Mr Barbuto will climb the 1103 steps on Perth’s tallest tower by himself. “I ...