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2017
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2017 Christmas Message
7 December 2017
After four weeks of Advent, preparing to greet the joyful season of Christmas, we now turn our attention to welcoming the birth of Jesus, Son of God and Son of Mary. -
2017 Easter Message
12 April 2017
When Jesus was executed in the most brutal fashion on the first Good Friday his followers, and especially his closest disciples, must have experienced a sense of shocking disillusionment, despair and shame. -
2017 Lenten Pastoral Message
08 March 2017
As we enter into the season of Lent this year, we do so immediately after the conclusion of the final hearing into the Catholic Church of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual abuse . . . -
Pastoral Letter - Final Hearings into Catholic Church of Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse
31 January 2017
Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB regarding the Final Hearings into the Catholic Church by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse -
Catholic leader laments brutality of our society
21 January 2017
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe told The Weekend West there was a rawness and brutality in today’s society that was leading to the elderly being bashed in their homes and young men killed by a single punch on a night out. -
Pastoral Letter - International Day of People with Disability 2017
30 November 2017
Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB regarding the International Day of People with Disability 2017 -
Pastoral Letter - Mental Health Week 2017
28 September 2017
Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB regarding Mental Health Week 2017 -
Important Correction
23 September 2017
We submit that the headline in Saturday’s edition of The West Australian Newspaper dated 23 September 2017 on page 7, was potentially misleading in reporting Archbishop Costelloe's comments on religious freedom . -
Statement from Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB
21 August 2017
As Chair of the Australian Catholic Bishops Commission for Education, I made the following statement on Friday in response to a request from Fairfax Media for comment on issues in relation to the same-sex marriage debate as it may impact on Catholic schools. -
Media Statement on Catholic School Ethos
18 August 2017
Catholic schools are committed to being welcoming and inclusive communities for students, families and staff. They are operated under the auspices of the Catholic Church in Australia and seek to provide a quality education within the context of the Catholic faith. -
Interview with 6PR Radio (Same Sex Marriage)
18 August 2017
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe spoke to 6PR Radio’s Gareth Parker on Friday 18 August about his Pastoral Letter regarding Same-Sex Marriage -
Pastoral Letter - Same-Sex Marriage
17 August 2017
Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB regarding Same-Sex Marriage -
Same Sex Marriage Comments
14 August 2017
The Catholic community, like all other groups in society, has a right, through its formal channels, to express its views on contentious issues and to propose, though not impose, what it considers the best way forward. -
Same Sex Marriage Debate
10 August 2017
Discussion about the issue of "same-sex" marriage is intensifying following the decision to conduct a postal plebiscite on this matter. In my role as Catholic Archbishop of Perth, I wish to emphasise that the Church's formal position, based on its long-standing tradition, is grounded in a number of fundamental principles.