Marking the 800th anniversary of St Francis’ death, Archbishop Costelloe spoke of a ministry which everyone present shared. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. “If we’re brave enough and inventive enough, we can find ways to help people who are desperately in need,” Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has told parish priests and appeal representatives at the liturgical launch of his ...

Attending the launch of the St Thérèse of Lisieux bursary are (from left to right) Archbishop Christopher Prowse, Archbishop Peter Comensoli, Sister Marie Rose, Mother Angela, Bishop Greg Bennet and Archbishop Timothy Costelloe. Photo: Paul Osborne/Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. Priests and deacons seeking further education are invited to apply for a new bursary set up by the Carm...

Archbishop Costelloe SDB, then Fr Timothy Costelloe SDB, receives the blessing of the hands from Melbourne Archbishop Sir Frank Littkle on 25 October 1986. Photo: Supplied/Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB. “This is the key to unlocking the mystery of Christian discipleship: to love as Jesus loved.” Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke those words at St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday ...

Members of the Diocesan Pastoral Council came together Saturday 24 October with Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, Auxiliary Bishops Don Sproxton and Nelson Po, Episcopal Vicar for Clergy, the Very Rev Fr Minh-Thuy Nguyen and Chief, Mission Enhancement and Outreach, Dr Debra Syace at the Salvatorian Spirituality Centre. Photo: Supplied/Grace Kurniawan. Members of the Diocesan Pastoral ...

Archbishop Costelloe described mercy as “the driving force in the life of Catherine McAuley”, whose House of Mercy on Baggot Street in Dublin opened on 24 September 1827, the Feast of Our Lady of Mercy. Photo: Supplied/MercyCare. “Because we are disciples of Jesus, called to walk in his ways, it follows that we, too, through our communion with him, are called and challenged to allow mercy t...

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, third from left, with Bishops from Oceania at the Presidents of Bishops' Conferences meeting in Paul IV Hall, Rome, marking the 10th anniversary of Amoris Laetitia, are Bishop Stephen Lowe from New Zealand, Bishop Rosario Menezes from Papua New Guinea and Archbishop Ryan Jimenez from Guam. Photo: Archbishop Timothy Costelloe. By Courtney Mares & J...

Pope Leo XIV poses with Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB during a private audience at the Vatican, Saturday 3 October 2026. Photo: OSV News photo/Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe met with Pope Leo XIV last weekend. Archbishop Costelloe has travelled to Rome to participate in Pope Leo XIV’s global Vatican summit for presidents of Bishops' Confer...

The Order fosters a particular spirituality and understanding of who Christ is and what He is asking of us, Archbishop Costelloe said during the Investiture Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday 26 August. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. Being signs and bearers of the overwhelming love of God who is revealed in the face of Jesus, even and indeed especially when his face is disfigu...

Bishop Nelson and Principal Andrew Watson join with the students to present and accept the donation cheque. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. The goal set by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB of raising $130,000 in 2026 to support the work of agencies supported by LifeLink has received a substantial boost with an $11,353 donation from the Newman Catholic College community. Acc...

Archbishop Costelloe prays during the 70th anniversary Mass for the Mount Lawley Parish on Sunday 20 September. Fr Mariusz Grzech is pictured in the background. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. “Anniversaries are an opportunity to look back with gratitude, to look around us with pride at all that has been achieved, and to look forward, full of prayer for hope for the future, Perth Ar...