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First Archdiocesan Assembly set to be launched on 4 June
The convening of the Diocesan Assembly, said Archbishop Costelloe, is a relatively modest initiative, but it is designed to set a pattern for ongoing consultation and discernment. The First Archdiocesan Assembly is set to be launched Sunday 4 June at St Mary’s Cathedral.
Mary is the great symbol of our faith, says Archbishop Costelloe
Ballajura Parish Mary MacKillop Church has been blessed with a new statue of the Virgin Mary, titled ‘Our Lady of Ballajura, Comforter of Migrants’ with Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe inviting all Christians to have her words ‘Do whatever he tells you’ emblazoned on their heart.
New icons speak of the face of the Father’s mercy
Speaking Sunday evening 30 April at the blessing of the new icons at Redemptoris Mater Seminary, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB reflected on the Gospel reading of Matthew 25: 31-46, emphasising the call to be the face of the Father’s mercy.
Church must be united but not uniform, say synod organisers
Catholics gathered at the continental level say the Catholic Church must be united, not uniform, and embrace its many forms of expression throughout the world, said members of the synod preparatory commission after a weeklong meeting at the Vatican.
SYNOD 2023: Committee begins writing Synod on Synodality working document behind closed doors
To begin drafting the working document, the group of experts – including Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB – have met behind closed doors to discuss the continental stage of the Synod on Synodality as a whole and analyse the seven final documents submitted by each of the regional assemblies.
SPECIAL REPORT: Archbishop Costelloe announces convening of Archdiocesan Assembly
Speaking in a Pastoral Letter released Tuesday 11 April, Archbishop Costelloe explained that the Assembly will consider the re-establishment of a Diocesan Pastoral Council.
Easter 2023: The precious gift of knowing and experiencing God’s love can set our hearts on fire, says Archbishop Costelloe
“God really is as close to us, and as compassionate and merciful towards us, and as loving, as Jesus proclaimed him to be,” Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said, speaking during his homilies for Easter at St Mary’s Cathedral.
PALM SUNDAY: Christ is God with a human face, says Archbishop Costelloe
“We Catholics believe, that is, we know with the certainty of our faith, that in Jesus we have so much more than a really good man who lived a wonderful life and left us a remarkable legacy and a powerful teaching,” said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, speaking on Palm Sunday, 2 April.
Archbishop Costelloe 2023 Easter Message: The answer is “yes” – if we are ready and willing: says Archbishop Costelloe
Easter assures us that the Lord is alive today. He is risen from the dead and He stands before His Father praying for us. But, at the same time, He stands at the door of our lives and of our hearts and continues to knock, asking us to let Him in. He wants to make His home within us. Say “yes” to this gift. Accept this offer made in generosity and love. Begin to live your lives in Christ and allow Him to enrich the lives of all you love. Let your restless hearts be stilled by the power of His gift of Easter peace.
Safeguarding designed to ensure failures of the past are never repeated, says Archbishop Costelloe
Speaking Tuesday 6 September to representatives from across the Archdiocese, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said the people on the ground in the concrete realities of our local communities are the ones who are there to help ensure that no child, no young person, and no vulnerable adult is ever hurt again, in any of our communities.
