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“Be searchers of an eternal horizon”: Archbishop Comensoli commissions youth as Festival ends
Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton with youth from the Archdiocese of Perth. Photo: ACYF/Archdiocese of Melbourne.
In a concluding Mass for the 2025 Australian Catholic Youth Festival that saw the Melbourne Youth Orchestra and the Choir of Trinity College Melbourne accompany the liturgy with a glorious and specially composed fanfare and musical setting, courtesy of local composer Mary Fins...
2025: Walking together, listening deeply, discerning, acting boldly
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB as a member of the XVI Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod greets Pope Leo XIV prior to the first in-person meeting of the General Secretariat held on 26 and 27 June 2025 at the Vatican. Photo: © Vatican Media.
By Jamie O'Brien
As twenty-twenty five comes to a close, the Archdiocese of Perth, it’s people and indeed the Australian peop...
Christ’s resurrection is the ultimate testament to the triumph of hope over despair, of life over death, says Archbishop Costelloe
By Archbishop Timothy Costelloe
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As we draw nearer once again to the celebration of Easter, I invite you to reflect with me, in this Jubilee Year of Hope, on the words of Saint Paul who assures us that "Hope is not deceptive because the love of God has been poured into our hearts by t...
Stay with Jesus, dwell with Him, says Bishop George Kolodziej: 2025 Easter Message
By Bishop George Kolodziej sds
Dear Friends
Christ has risen! Happy Easter!
God loves us - each of us - exactly as we are. That is a reason for joy!
In the Gospel of John, Jesus promises us that his joy can be in us, and that this joy is complete (15:11).
No ifs, no buts: complete joy. It is an extraordinary promise!
And Jesus provides us with a way to connect with that p...
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...
Four steps for making a local pilgrimage during the Jubilee Year
At the request of the Holy See, Catholic dioceses worldwide have designated local cathedrals, other churches and shrines as local pilgrimage sites during the 2025 Jubilee Year.
Jubilee 2025 Pilgrims of Hope website launched
The new site provides details of cathedrals, shrines, churches and pilgrimages identified by local churches across Australia as fulfilling the requirement for obtaining a plenary indulgence.
God is close to everyone; evil will not have last word, says Pope Francis
During the Mass, Pope Francis installed 40 lay men and women to the ministry of lector, a ministry he formally opened to women in 2021.
Catholic communication must engage with the world, says Pope Francis
The true power of communications, Pope Francis said, lies in building connec-tions and crafting “narratives of our hope,” rather than focusing on “self-promotion” or “the celebration of our own initiatives.”
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.
