You are a sign of God's care for His people Bishop Don told the congregation at the 2026 Eucharistic Celebration with Church Personnel on Friday 7 August at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. All of you, in one way or another, are touching the suffering of others, the needs of others, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton has told the personnel and volunteers of the ...

By OSV News Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics to pray "for evangelisation in the city" as his August prayer intention, asking the Lord to accompany millions searching for meaning amid the noise and haste of urban life. In his monthly Pray with the Pope video, Pope Leo expressed his hope that urban environments may provide "fertile ground" for proclaiming the Gospel. The Chicago-born ...

Australian Catholic University (ACU) has conferred an Honorary Doctorate on the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA), Professor Francis Campbell. Professor Campbell has served as Vice-Chancellor of UNDA for six years, commencing the role at the outset of the COVID pandemic. The honorary degree from ACU acknowledges Professor Campbell’s service to the ...

Drawing on the Gospel, Bishop Kolodziej reminded the clergy that priesthood is a journey marked by both great joy and real challenges. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. During his keynote presentation to the clergy of the Archdiocese of Perth, Bunbury Bishop George Kolodziej SDS reflected on the Emmaus story (Luke 24:29–33), inviting priests to see their own ministry through the exper...

Catholics from across Perth are collecting signatures on a petition asking Members of the Western Australian Parliament to keep the Lord's Prayer at the start of each sitting day, joining a growing number of West Australians who have made their views known to a parliamentary committee now weighing in on the question. The proposal to drop the prayer came from Bassendean MP Dave Kelly, a form...

By Joel Hall As the 2026 Catholic Social Services Western Australia (CSSWA) Awards hover on the horizon, last year’s winners have reflected on the processes that led them to be worthy recipients. Employee of the Year Ian Smith said he was humbled and honoured for not only receiving last year’s award but for doing pastoral care work for Catholic Homes- the service for which landed him the...

National Vocations Awareness Week (2 – 9 August), will provide a myriad of opportunities for prayer, fellowship and community. Image: Perth Vocations Office. The Perth Vocations Office is inviting Catholics across the Archdiocese to take part in National Vocations Awareness Week (2 – 9 August), with an expanded program of events designed to encourage people to explore the many ways God call...

As places explicitly dedicated to the formation and support of young people, educational institutions must build communities in which the “God question” is both welcomed and facilitated, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said recently. Delivering the homily at the Commissioning Mass on Sunday 12 July for St Thomas More College’s new Head of College, Mim Jones, Archbishop Costelloe refl...

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer in Piazza della Liberta in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, on 19 July 2026. Photo: OSV News/Matteo Minnella, Reuters. Pope Leo XIV has told pilgrims gathered at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, that the Kingdom of God grows quietly through faith, patience and humble service. Addressing the faithful during his 19 July Angelus address at Piazza della Lib...

Founded in Western Australia in 1922 during a period of widespread sectarian discrimination, the Knights originally emerged to support Catholics facing exclusion from employment and public life. Photo: Iceberg Media/Knights of the Southern Cross. By Jamie O'Brien and Phil Bayne Today we commemorate not only the publication of a book, but the celebration of a long and meaningful history;...