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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
From Cathedral to Classroom: New Australian Music Collection Welcomes Jubilee Year
From established composers to emerging talents, this collaboration repre-sents a milestone in Australian Catholic music.
Salesian youth camp a home away from home for many participants
From team-building exercises to outdoor adventures, the week was packed with opportunities for personal growth and connection.
Luce to play piviotal role in mission of Jubilee Year
Light has profound spiritual significance, symbolising guidance, truth, and the presence of God. The mascot’s design—a radiant figure holding a lantern—is a visual representation of these values.
Arts celebrated as part of Jubilee 2025
Bishops’ delegate to the council, Bishop of Toowoomba Ken Howell, encouraged parishes to engage more closely with artists and architects, and for artists to read and reflect on the invitation.
First Nations Paramedicine scholarships offered at Notre Dame
The scholarships were made possible by Shaw and Partners, who generously do-nated $50,000 via the Shaw and Partners Foundation to SJWA for further educa-tion and First Aid training to boost community resilience and improve capacity to manage medical emergencies for First Nations people.
Vietnamese Cursillo celebrates fruitful harvest
Speaking to members of the Cursillo movement in early January, Archbishop Costelloe described Mary’s faith journey as a progression from being “frightened” to “confused” to “totally committed” to God’s will, as demonstrated by her “Yes” to the angel.
Student takes out major film award
A Notre Dame student’s work on the award-winning film Verge Collection has seen her named the top student film editor for 2024 at the Australian Screen Ed-itors’ annual Ellie Awards.
My relationship with Jesus must be the foundation of all I do,” says new Bunbury Bishop
In an exclusive interview for The Record, Bunbury Bishop-elect Fr George Kolodziej SDS speaks about his vocation, his homeland, challenges and his experience in the field of psychology.
Australia’s longest-running religious television program, Mass for You at Home, will continue its beloved ministry in 2025.
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and the Diocese of Wollongong have signed an agreement to continue producing and broadcasting the program, which first aired on Australian television in 1971. Mass for You at Home will be broadcast every Sunday at 6am on the Ten Network and multiple times during the week on Foxtel’s Aurora (Channel 173).
SPECIAL REPORT: Christmas 2024: The way of Jesus, is not the way of power or control, says Archbishop Costelloe
Speaking at the Christmas Eve Midnight Mass and 11am Christmas Day, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe explained that the most fundamental of all Chris-tian teachings is that God should so love and esteem humanity that he becomes one of us in Jesus Christ – so as to reveal to us the very reason why God created us.
