Jamie O'Brien is the Archdiocese of Perth Communications Manager and Editor for The Record, incorporating The eRecord and The Record Magazine.
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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
“Be a community of Christ,” Archbishop Costelloe encouraged all at the dedication of new Jurien Bay parish
The new Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea Jurien Bay, blessed and dedicated by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB on Saturday, 29 May, was the result of more than 50 years of prayers and waiting, said Moora Parish Administrator, Fr Renald Anthony.
Basilica in the Bush Dedication Mass: Chittering parishioners called to be a community of disciples of Christ
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has last weekend celebrated the Dedication Mass of the Church of Divine Mercy in Lower Chittering, calling on the parish community to be a healer of people’s wounds and warmer of people’s hearts.
Ukrainian Catholics celebrate historic moment of enthronment
Ukrainian Catholic Church Bishop Mykola Bychok CSsR has been enthroned as the third Eparch for Ukrainians in Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania, in a traditional Eastern Rite service in Melbourne.
New Wanneroo Parish Priest marks second coming of the Servites
New Wanneroo Parish Priest Fr Peter Porteous signs the official declaration during his installation Mass, flanked by Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton, right, and Assistant Priest Fr Leonard Guiang OSM, left. Photo: Jamie O’Brien.
Wanneroo
Parish has recently welcomed new Parish Priest Fr Peter Porteous OSM.
Perth
Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton visited the Parish on Sunday 20 June to ce...
EXCLUSIVE: Church in Western Australia enters new world order
The advent of Voluntary Assisted Dying in Western Australia has
introduced a totally new feature in the landscape of end-of-life options, and a
new challenge for Catholic acute, aged and disability services.
Seniors holding hands for consolation and sympathy. The advent of Voluntary Assisted Dying in Western Australia has introduced a totally new feature in the landscape of end-of-li...
Perth and Peel region plunged into lockdown for a third time this year
Perth residents get tested at the COVID clinic in Murray Street, Perth, in this file photo from April 2020. Photo: Matthew Lau.
Parishes, agencies and schools have once again been
thrown into a COVID lockdown for the third time this year.
The four-day lockdown, from Tuesday 29 June to 12.01am
Saturday 3 July has seen Church buildings close, but schools remained open.
The lockdo...
Plenary Council Member Introduction: Very Rev Fr Peter Whitely VG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpuSSptK1lc
Meet our next Plenary Member, the Very Reverend Fr Peter
Whitely, our Vicar General and Vicar for Effective Communications and
Archdiocesan Growth and Development.
Fr Peter is the seventh of eight children and was born
in East Fremantle.
Fr Whitely commenced his education at St Thomas
Catholic Primary School in 1952 and from 1957 to 1963, ...
EXCLUSIVE: VAD Legislation a tragedy for our society, says Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has this week released an in-depth Pastoral Letter in relation to Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD).
“You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church.” (Matthew 16:18)
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke these words in a recent homily for the opening of the Baldivis Parish St Teresa of Calcutta Church
Basilica in the Bush: Chittering parishioners called to be a community of disciples of Christ
In what was the third Dedication Mass in as many as six weeks, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has called on the parish community of GinGin Chittering to be a healer of people’s wounds and warmer of people’s hearts.
Archbishop Costelloe Dedicated the new Romanesque style Church of Divine Mercy in Lower Chittering in the presence of some 850 people.
