In this article, eRecord journalist Marco Ceccarelli speaks with Deacons Garner Vergara and Israel Quirit about their faith journey in light of their ordinations at St Mary's Cathedral, 1 August.

In this article, eRecord journalist Marco Ceccarelli speaks with Deacons Simeon San and Jeffey Casabuena about their faith journey in light of their ordinations at St Mary's Cathedral, 1 August.

This week, eRecord Editor Jamie O’Brien speaks with Identitywa CEO Marina Re about the role of the organisation following the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), one year on from its commencement.

In this article, eRecord journalist Marco Ceccarelli speaks with Deacons Patrick Toohey and Conor Steadman about their faith journey in light of their ordinations at St Mary's Cathedral, 1 August.

In this article, eRecord journalist Marco Ceccarelli focuses on brothers Stephen and Grant Gorddard and looks at their rare and insightful journey to the priesthood in light of their ordinations at St Mary's Cathedral, 1 August.

Messages of prayers, thanks and fond memories have poured in throughout social media following the death of Fr Julian Luis Matias Carrasco earlier this month – a priest who has been described by many as “a rock” and “a man with a heart of gold”.

The Archdiocese is this weekend set to celebrate a landmark event with the ordination of eight Deacons to the Priesthood. Archbishop Timothy Costelloe will celebrate the ordinations on Saturday, 1 August at St Mary’s Cathedral at 10am.

Real happiness lies in a deep relationship with God and not through material possessions, money or power, said Ryan Shelton, keynote speaker at the recent Veritas Youth Festival held over the weekend of 10 to 12 July 2015 as an initiative of the Catholic Youth Network.

More than 100 people gathered last weekend at St Mary’s Cathedral for a Mass in support of Pregnancy Assistance, the Perth-based independent Catholic organisation which provides support to women in need of care throughout their pregnancy.

Perth author and biographer of Unearthed – Martin Griver, Odhran O’Brien, this month met with Australia’s Ambassador to Ireland, Dr Ruth Adler, to present her with a copy of the recently biographies showcasing the life of Archbishop Patrick Clune and Bishop Martin Griver.

This week, eRecord journalist Marco Ceccarelli spoke with Director of Catholic Outreach, Peter Mc Minn, and Outreach Officer, Betty Thompson, about the implementation and promotion of parish-based pastoral care programs throughout the Archdiocese of Perth.

Married couples across the Archdiocese will next month have a special opportunity to have their marriage vows blessed and renewed by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe at the Annual Archdiocesan Marriage Day Mass which will be celebrated at St Mary’s Cathedral on 11 August at 7pm.

“It's a vibrant evening of engaging the young people", that’s how CYM Worker Vincent Haber described the event headlined as Superfest, which was part of the 2015 Veritas Youth Festival at Santa Maria College on Saturday, 11 July.

A new whole-school focus group centred on building relationships and creating a welcoming, open, inclusive and respectful environment has been introduced at Mercy College Koondoola.

The rich history and culture of the Aboriginal and Torres Islander peoples were celebrated at the University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, last week, in a special event that highlighted this year’s NAIDOC Week theme: We all Stand on Sacred Ground: Learn, Respect, Celebrate.

This week, eRecord journalist Marco Ceccarelli spoke with the founder of the Emmaus Community, Brother Alan Archer and long-term resident at Emmaus, Michael Smith, about the purpose and benefits of an independent community for adults living with mental health issues.

Twenty-three-year-old Brother Reginald Mary, formerly David Chua, is living proof that the Archdiocese of Perth is gradually contributing to the preparation of future leadership for the Catholic Church in Australia.

This week eRecord Editor Jamie O’Brien speaks with Rosario Murace, a 36-year old Maylands resident who, thanks to the assistance and support of The Shopfront, has been able to get his life back on track, following a series of unfortunate events.

With some 50 years of priesthood now under his belt, Baldivis parish priest Father Geoff Aldous, with more than 300 family and friends in attendance, had every reason to celebrate last weekend at Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School Hall.

There was a sense of great excitement when eight members of the Perth and Balcatta Secular Franciscan Order last month travelled to Kalgoorlie to join local parishioners to witness the profession of seven new members into the Perth Secular Franciscan Fraternity.

Award-winning Research and Biostatistics Support Officer Dr Paola Chivers, from The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Institute for Health Research, has received a $5,000 grant to further her research and engage with international experts in Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).

In a bid to provide greater support for these families, St John of God Mt Lawley midwife Kristy Wiegele is on a fundraising mission to provide a ‘Cold Cuddle Cot’ for every hospital in Western Australia.

The future as one of WA’s leading Catholic providers of aged care, family, health and community services has never looked brighter as the new MercyCare central office in West Perth was declared open by Premier Colin Barnett on Wednesday, 1 July 2015.

“Child sexual abuse is a terrible problem, and it simply has to be dealt with. We cannot sit back and do nothing,” said Archbishop Costelloe at the official launch in St Mary’s Cathedral last weekend of the Archdiocese of Perth’s Safeguarding Project.

Award-winning research by The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Institute for Health Research has revealed that hypertensive diseases during pregnancy, in particular preeclampsia, have long-term and possibly permanent consequences for the motor development in offspring.

This week journalist Marco Ceccarelli has taken a closer look at Aboriginal advocacy agency, DayDawn, and spoken to its current director, Dr Mary McComish, about its aims, purposes and services.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB passed on his congratulations and sincere greetings to the Romanian Orthodox community last month, wishing them God’s blessings on the occasion of the solemn consecration of their new church in Koondoola.

This weekend, new ground will be established for the Australian Catholic Church as the first ever launch of an Archdiocesan-wide Safeguarding Project is presented across the parishes of the Archdiocese of Perth.

An intergenerational partnership, between Trinity College students and residents at Catholic Homes’ Archbishop Goody Hostel in East Perth, is resulting in some unlikely friendships between students and residents who are bonding over technology and the mysterious ways of the iPad.

Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) will next month be holding a fundraising concert featuring a number of musicians from across the Archdiocese.

Anyone who has experienced the passionate energy of Father Michael Gatt would be hesitant to associate him with the word “retiring”, but that is exactly what occurred at St Kieran’s Parish, Osborne Park, last weekend, 28 June.

This year, Loreto celebrates 140 years in Australia, thanks to our pioneering Loreto Sisters from Ireland. Travelling to an unknown and distant land from the comforts of her home in Ireland, Mother Gonzaga Barry stepped off the SS Somersetshire ship onto Australian soil on 19 July 1875.