In this exclusive story as part of the lead up to the First Assembly of the Plenary Council, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Mark Coleridge from Brisbane has this week given a historical recount of the events that led to the calling of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia.

The Record Magazine Issue 16. Front Cover: Feby Plando. During his general audience of February 2015, Pope Francis spoke about the need to do much more in favour of women. As a son, brother, husband and father (of four) of two daughters, I was compelled to do what I could to do my best to convey the story of the work of women in the Church in Perth. In this special 40-page issue, we spe...

The Record Magazine Issue 6. Front Cover: Feby Plando. In his recent Pastoral Letter, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe invited the Perth Catholic community to pray for the work of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Childhood Sexual Abuse, as well as for the victims, survivors and their families. This call to prayer is extremely important in helping us all to recognise the n...