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Archbishop Costelloe challenges faithful to contemplate what they are willing to offer God in return for Christs sacrifice
Speaking at Palm Sunday, 24 March, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said that God’s ultimate act of love was manifested in the gift of Jesus Christ, who willingly sacrificed His life for humanity.
Archbishop Costelloe urges priests and clergy to bring alive the presence of God among the faithful
The Christian community is called to be a community of prayer, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe has said, speaking at the annual 2024 Chrism Mass.
“A community in other words which knows, and embraces the fundamental truth that our faith, before it is about anything else, is about our relationship with God and, as a consequence of this, our relationship with our brothers and sisters in the faith.”
EASTER 2024: Resurrection holds the key to what it really means to be truly and fully human, truly and fully alive, says Archbishop Costelloe
Speaking at the 2024 Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday Mass, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe explained that without God, our inner restlessness will grow.
“That restlessness can only be masked by the distractions and busy-ness of our lives for a time.
“Eventually we will need to find God, or perhaps it is better to say to let ourselves be found by God, if we are looking for peace of mind and heart,” he said.
Minimum wage rise essential to keeping Australians out of poverty
Speaking on behalf of the Conference, Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle Michael Kennedy said workers have a right to wages that will provide themselves and their families with a dignified standard of living.
Youth come together in the Garden of Eden
Even with all the fun in dancing and dressing up to fit with the theme of the night, the ball served as a social event to connect young Catholics with others who are likeminded and feel bonded as a community within the Archdiocese.
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB Easter Message 2024
Easter Message 2024 By The Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB Archbishop of Perth, 18 March 2024.
Bishop Sproxton Easter Message 2024
Easter Message 2024 By Bishop Donald Sproxton, Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, 18 March 2024.
Bishop Morrissey Easter Message 2024
Easter Message 2024 By Bishop Michael Morrissey, Bishop of Geraldton & Apostolic Administrator of Broome. 22 March 2024.
City and outback voices to be heard at international meeting
Each bishops conference was asked by the Vatican to provide parish priests with “significant experience in the perspective of a synodal Church”, while also ensuring the attendees are from “a variety of pastoral contexts”.
ALRC report is at odds with religious freedom and the high-regard parents place in faith-based schools
National Catholic Education Executive Director Jacinta Collins said the ALRC’s predictable recommendations were not only at odds with the Inquiry’s terms of reference, but with the desire of families to choose a faith-based school for their children.
