Project Compassion this year prompts the Catholic community to ‘Be More.’ With five Masses held over last weekend, 13 and 14 February, the annual initiative led by Caritas Australia, seeks to stand in solidarity with people around the world who continue to face the injustice of poverty. By Amanda Murthy.

The effects of COVID-19 have caused an unconventional start of Lent as worshippers this year received ashes by having them sprinkled on the top of their head. In his Lenten Pastoral Letter for 2021, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke about how this six-week period is an opportunity for the faithful to acknowledge sinfulness as a serious matter that can have destructive effects on others and on ourselves. By Matthew Lau.

Perth’s Centre for Life Marriage and Family Derek Boylen has this week recounted his experience of the Perth bushfires which came as close as 200 metres from the family home. By Theresia Titus.

Archbishop Foley was just 52 years of age when he was appointed Archbishop of Perth, following his installation on 15 December 1983 at St Mary’s Cathedral.  Wednesday 10 February 2021 marks 30 years since his passing.

Set to celebrate a landmark 100 years of education, St Kieran Catholic Primary School first opened its doors to 16 pupils in 1920; however, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the commemoration’s year-long postponement.

"What an incredible privilege this is, and what an enormous responsibility it is," said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB to more than 600 Catholic Education WA educators on 28 January at St Mary's Cathedral. Opening his homily by reflecting on St Matthew's Gospel, Archbishop Costelloe reminded the educators of their tasks and responsibility that God has entrusted to them.  By Theresia Titus

The Archdiocesan Centre for Life, Marriage and Family (CLMF) has made their newly launched 2021 Lenten Journal available for purchase online this week. The Centre aims to provide support for Perth Catholics across the Archdiocese as Lent season approaches.

A special day for the Equestrian Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Western Australian Lieutenancy was held on Friday, 29 January and Saturday 30 January 2021 with the investiture of new members and the promotion of current members. By Amanda Murthy.

Spanish-born Benedictine Monk Rosendo Salvado arrived set foot on West Australian soil 175 years ago, carrying a mission to build an Aboriginal education system in the middle of the Western Australian outback. The result of his arrival was the beginning of New Norcia, the only monastic town in Australia. By Theresia Titus.

Dedicated 92-year-old Floreat-Wembly parishioner John Lazberger has this week been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in this year’s Australia Day Honours list for service to the community through social welfare organisations.

Perth Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey has spoken at the 31st Annual Flame Ministries Congress earlier this month, reminded participants that God is at work through our weaknesses.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke about grace at the 31^st Annual Flame Ministries Congress on Friday 15 January at John XXIII College, Nt Claremont. In his speech, Archbishop Costelloe deeply emphasised and scrutinised the concept of grace through the parables of the prodigal son and the lost sheep.

The Knights Catholic Leadership Academy (KCLA) held its annual Graduation Mass and ceremony on the evening of Monday 18 January at St Mary’s Cathedral.

Armadale’s newly elected Parish Priest Father Mark Baumgarten said he is impressed by the wonderful sense of community here, by their resilience and deep love of Christ, evident in the people of the Saint Francis Xavier Church. Fr Mark was installed as parish priest at a Mass held 13 December 2020.

The Bateman Parish community has last month gifted its Parish Priest with an Apostolic Blessing requested from the Papal Charities Office in Vatican City for the occasion of Father Phong Nguyen’s 20^th priestly anniversary.

Hundreds congregated at St Thomas More Church in Bateman for the Sunday evening Mass on 6 December 2020 to mark the occasion.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has spoken of the people are looking for hope and for some sense of comfort and security in the midst of so much uncertainty, during Mass for the celebration of Christmas at St Mary’s Cathedral.

Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB at St Mary’s Cathedral House at 6pm on Wednesday, 24 December 2020. . . .

Christmas is nearly here! Catholics across the Archdiocese of Perth are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the current COVID-19 directives for Churches and Chapel’s across the Archdiocese . . .