Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB led more than 5500 flock during the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival Closing Mass at Trinity College on 10 December with a new pastoral staff in hand.

Christmas in Perth was last month was celebrated with joy by the Catholic community, with a host of charitable acts of kindness, as the local Catholic community united to pray and give thanks for the gift of Jesus.

Fires across WA and Australia have brought the country to its knees. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB will next weekend celebrate a special Mass for the victims and survivors of the bushfires griping the nation.

In a recently released book titled Son of Vietnam, Father Kim Son Nguyen describes how his people suffered throughout Vietnam’s era of conflict and how he appreciates the freedom and choices allowed in Australia.

Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) pilgrims attended a workshop hosted by Perth Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton on Sunday 8 December 2019, where he spoke about the sanctity of life, describing it as a “reflection of God’s love”.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB is now seeking nominations from lay people, members of religious orders and clergy from the Archdiocese of Perth who are willing to be called as delegates for the Plenary Council Sessions in October 2020 and May 2021.

The 2019 ACYF celebrations held from 8 to 10 December resulted in many exciting experiences for pilgrims throughout the three day festival, with one of the many highlights being a ‘Perth-only’ gathering, catered especially for the 1566 local pilgrims.

The young pilgrims gathered with a sense of respect and expectation on Day Two to hear Archbishop of Perth, Timothy Costelloe SDB, give his workshop address at the Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2019: Listening to God, how do we know what God is saying?

The invitation to respond to the Living Jesus’ call with openness, courage and humility, was at the heart of Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB’s message, during his homily spoken at the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival Closing Mass, held at the Trinity College oval on Tuesday, 10 December.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has encouraged thousands of young Catholics to leave the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival ready to open their hearts and lives to Jesus.

American speaker, evangelist and author Katie Prejean McGrady has told 5500 young Australian Catholics that they are made “not only for something great” in this world, but that they are ultimately made “to worship God for eternity”.

Thousands of young Australian Catholics have been challenged to “go out and rebuild” God’s Church on the opening day of the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival.

Thousands of young people from across the country will have arrived in Perth by this evening as the Archdiocese of Perth prepares to host the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival.

The new website for The Record is now live.

As we celebrate Christmas 2019, we look back on a year that has brought many challenges for us all.

A task that falls to me as we come to the end of the year is to select an image for the Christmas card I send to family and friends.

The Archdiocese of Perth will be officially launching and distributing their latest handbook titled The Power of Freedom (dedicated to Youth and Young Adults) as yet another gift to the young Church of Australia, who will be attending the upcoming 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF).

The University of Notre Dame (UNDA) has commissioned an icon of Saint Joseph with Child Jesus from NSW-based artist and iconographer Michael Galovic.

Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA), celebrated the commissioning of new and transferring Principals last Friday 22 November.

The reality of religious life in the Church is a powerful sign of the Church’s vocation to be, in the words of Saint Paul: “all things to all people”, proclaimed Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB at the Mass and blessing of the new Perth Salvatorian Spirituality Centre and Salvatorian Foundation Day on 21 November.

The fourth Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) will kick off in just over one week, commencing Sunday 8 December and concluding Tuesday 10 December at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre (PCEC).

Saint Mary's Cathedral is participating as one of thousands of buildings lit up in red this week as part of a yearly global movement to highlight and pray for those oppressed and persecuted because of their faith.

Catholic Social Services Western Australia (CSSWA) held its Members Showcase last week, Thursday 14 November, bringing together a diverse range of agency directors from across the social services sector.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB commended Archdiocesan catechists willingness to say “yes” to the invitation to take up their challenging role and for recognising that “faith is not a possession to be jealously guarded but rather a gift be shared”.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB last week held a special Liturgical Service for Parish Priests and Appeal Representatives, in advance of the official launch of his annual Christmas Appeal for LifeLink in parishes throughout the Archdiocese this weekend.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has named Daniel Lynch, former Deputy Principal (Mission and Identity) at Newman College, as the first Director of the Office of the Archbishop.

About 150 Catenian brothers and their wives attended the Western Australian Catenian Association’s annual Commemorative Mass, held at St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday 3 November 2019.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has this week issued an invitation to the whole Perth Catholic community to attend the Closing Mass of the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB addressed more than 150 local high school students and key stakeholders at the City of Joondalup’s 2019 Mayoral Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday 30 October.