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
‘The Chosen: Last Supper’ opens strong at Aussie Box Office ahead of Easter
Director Dallas Jenkins and Actor Jonathan Roumie, who plays Christ in the series "The Chosen," are pictured on the set from Season 5. Beginning March 27, the new season of the hit series, which focuses on the life of Jesus and his closest disciples, will hit theatres in the weeks leading up to Easter, which is 20 April. The season will debut later in 2025 on streaming services. Photo: OSV New...
Bunbury Catholic Bishop opens Door of Hope at St John of God Bunbury Hospital
Bunbury Bishop Kolodziej SDS knocks on the Door of Hope, Thursday 27 March, at St John of God Hospital Bunbury. Photo: Michelle Tan.
In his first public action as the new Catholic Bishop of Bunbury, Bishop George Kolodziej SDS has last month opened a new ‘Door of Hope’ at St John of God Bunbury Hospital.
The opening of the Door of Hope explained Bishop Kolodziej, is being celebrated in h...
Those who support and continue the mission of Pregnancy Assistance are Pilgrims of Hope, says Bishop Sproxton
As part of the Day of the Unborn Child Mass, those who attended were given a flower and invited to put it into baskets on the sanctuary to remember children who had died at birth through miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion or other causes.
Jhee called to be an ambassador for Christ
Archbishop Costelloe with Episcopal Vicar for Clergy, the Very Rev Fr Minh-Thuy Nguyen, St Charles Seminary Rector Fr Francis Nguyen and Vice-Rector Fr Joseph Laundy, Applecross Parish Priest Fr Nelson Po and Yangebup Assistant Priest Fr Nicholas Diedler and Jhee. Photo: Supplied.
By Matthew Purt
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has this month formally accepted St Charles seminaria...
SPECIAL REPORT: Archbishop Costelloe calls on new Bunbury Bishop to emulate St Joseph
Newly minted Bunbury Bishop George Kolodziej SDS, 56, was born in Dobra, Poland, and has been the Superior of the Salvatorians in Australia since October 2018.
Identitywa “big in vision” says Archbishop Costelloe, at opening of new homes
The state-of-the-art design of the new Identitywa homes has been built focussed on the needs of people with disability, including one for participants who require high physical support and two for those who require homes with improved liveability.
Newly renovated Cottesloe Parish hall the new hub for community
Originally opened as a parish and school hall on 8 November 1925 by then Archbishop Patrick Clune, the building was said to have cost about £4000 pounds.
REFLECTION: Pope Francis’ 2025 Lenten Message: A Call to Journey Together in Hope
In his 2025 message for Lent, Pope Francis emphasised the continuous call to conversion—turning back to God and embracing a life that reflects our faith’s ideals.
Squid Game Series 2
The second series of Squid Game continues to be a complex tapestry of moral dilemmas and human suffering. The series’ intense and often disturbing content requires Catholic employ a thoughtful and discerning approach.
Perth seminarians called to be men of communion
Seminarians and clergy gathered for lunch with Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe and Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton, Sunday 23 February at Cathedral House. Photo: Vocations Office.
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has last week reinforced to seminarians from St Charles and Redemptoris Mater his message that with Christ as our focus, they are called to be men of communion and men who f...
