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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Two MPs make the public case for keeping the Lord’s Prayer in Parliament
Christian prayer has opened sittings in the Westminster tradition since 1558, and the Commonwealth Parliament has done so since 7 June 1901. Photo: Adobe Stock.
Two members of the Western Australian Parliament have argued publicly for retaining the Lord's Prayer in parliamentary proceedings, lending weight to the case Perth Catholics have been putting since petitions on the question began c...
World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul to be ‘a celebration of hope’
By Courtney Mares
Preparations are in full swing for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, South Korea, where Pope Leo XIV is expected to join young Catholics from around the world for the second World Youth Day ever held in Asia.
The 3 to 8 August 2027 gathering comes more than three decades after the first World Youth Day in Asia, which drew 4 - 5 million people to Manila with St John Pau...
Perth Catholics put their names to keeping the Lord’s Prayer in State Parliament
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...
Notre Dame hosts internationally recognised Jewish philosopher
Through CHOP, Notre Dame has established itself as a global leader in the study of Abrahamic philosophical traditions and their ongoing relevance to today’s society. Photo: UNDA.
The University of Notre Dame Australia's Centre for the History of Philosophy (CHOP), in partnership with The Great Synagogue Sydney, and the Perth Hebrew Congregation recently welcomed internationally recognised s...
Annual Kirup Camino to celebrate 100 Years of World Mission Sunday
The centenary of World Mission Sunday will be commemorated during the third annual Kirup Camino that will be held on Thursday 1 October.
Held each year to launch World Mission Month in the Diocese of Bunbury, the Kirup Camino also celebrates the feast day of St Therese of the Child Jesus, patron saint of the missions.
It is inspired by the Christian tradition of pilgrimage exemplified by...
UNDA to explore philosophy of the Abrahamic traditions
The University of Notre Dame Australia will host a A$3.5 million share of a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant in its Centre for the History of Philosophy (CHOP) for a project examining methods of logical argumentation across the Abrahamic philosophical traditions (Jewish, Christian and Islamic).
Newly appointed Professor of Medieval Arabic Philosophy, Professor Tony ...
Mazenod College community commemorates 60 years with first cathedral Mass
The 60th anniversary Mass was Mazenod College’s first to be celebrated at the Cathedral. Photo: Eric Odong.
By Fr Michael Twigg OMI
In 2026, the Mazenod College community celebrates 60 years of Catholic education in the Oblate tradition.
On Friday 22 May, more than 1100 members of the Mazenod and wider community gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral to give thanks to God and celebrate the C...
Symbolism and tradition honoured at Easter services
The symbolism and tradition of the Last Supper, the sharing of the Eucharist, the washing of feet and the Passion of Our Lord was once again honoured at Holy Thursday and Good Friday services across the Archdiocese.
At St Mary’s Cathedral, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said the Holy Thursday gospel tradition of linking Jesus’s last supper with a Passover meal draws us into a new and deep...
