We walk together, serve the archdiocese together, guided by the Holy Spirit whose voice and direction we constantly try to capture. Those words, in the spirit of synodality cultivated by Pope Francis and now Pope Leo XIV, are the foundations on which the Centre for Faith Enrichment (CFE) continues to develop, 50 years after its establishment in 1976. Delivering the homily at the annivers...

The Zimbabwean Catholic Choir performs at the Welcome Mass for the Migrant Jubilee Cross at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday 18 April 2026. Photo: Andrea Bernardino/Archdiocese of Perth. Even just one of these children (Matthew 18:10) is the theme of the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees that will be celebrated on Sunday 27 September. This year's theme draws attention to children a...

By Gina Christian Women must be able to "exercise their leadership" and become "artisans of peace and guardians of life," as the global community fractures and conflicts increase, the Vatican has told the United Nations. The Holy See's Permanent Observer Mission to the UN shared its thoughts in a statement on 2 September during the global body's High-Level Forum on implementing the Progr...

By Melbourne Catholic On Saturday 29 August, the Most Reverend Stuart Hall was consecrated as Bishop of Australia’s Military Ordinariate at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne. The occasion offered a unique opportunity for clergy, the lay faithful, civic leaders, dignitaries and members of Australia’s defence force to gather in celebration and thanksgiving. The venue for Saturday’s ep...

One in Christ, united in mission is the theme that Pope Leo XIV has chosen for World Mission Day that celebrates its centenary on Sunday 18 October 2026. The theme recognises that mission is not the work of individuals alone, but of an entire Church moving together in faith. It speaks to a unity that goes beyond agreement or belonging; an active, lived commitment to bringing God's love i...

By Carol Glatz The Catholic vision and culture of love and mercy must overcome the false narratives that create enemies and convince people and nations to "re-arm" in a "culture of power," Pope Leo XIV has said. "Let us, then, together free our lives from suspicion, culture from arrogance, education from ideology, work from the idolatry of profit, and technology and finance from the busi...

Broken Bay News Editor Katrina Lee with ACPA Vice President Tiffany Davis and Dunedin Bishop Michael Dooley. Photo: Jeremy Yuen/ACPA. Broken Bay News, the magazine of the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay, has won the Bishop Philip Kennedy Memorial Award for Overall Excellence at the 2026 Australasian Catholic Press Association Awards in Christchurch. Dunedin Bishop Michael Dooley presented...

Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics to gather in person for Sunday Mass and has called for working conditions that allow people to attend, saying Sunday is “the foundation and kernel of the whole liturgical year.”

Bishop Don Sproxton, Ambassador Keith Pitt, Bishop Nelson Po and Archdiocese Chancellor and Executive Director, Daniel Lynch. Photo: Michelle Tan/Archdiocese of Perth. Perth Auxiliary Bishops Don Sproxton and Nelson Po have last week welcomed Australia’s Ambassador to the Holy See, The Hon Keith Pitt, who was in Perth to deliver a lecture at the University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantl...

The relic of Saint Carlo Acutis on display in the St Mary’s Cathedral crypt. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. By Jamie O'Brien and Phil Bayne Perth pilgrims have flocked to venerate the relic of St Carlo Acutis, the Church's first millennial saint, during the relic's national mission. St Mary’s Cathedral, St Michael the Archangel Chapel in Leederville and Sacred Heart Church in...