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Iconic Cathedral hosts COVID clinic
Perth’s St Mary’s Cathedral COVID-19 vaccination clinic being held over two weekends is part of the Archdiocese and Catholic Church’s desire to help protect the WA community. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB and Cathedral Dean Rev Dr Sean Fernandez spoke about the importance of demonstrating this ‘act of love’ that will benefit the wider community.
2021 Christmas Message of Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB: Our Christian Faith Points to Jesus
A Christmas message from the Archbishop of Perth Timothy Costelloe SDB.
New Pastoral Supervision Program designed to help acknowledge and build on what is working
Pastoral support for parish priests is now available through the Archdiocese of Perth, with the launch of the new Clergy Professional Pastoral Supervision program on Tuesday 26 October.
Perth Catholic Cathedral to host first of two vaccination clinics this weekend
The clinics at St Mary's Cathedral Perth will be operational on the following dates and times: Saturday, 18 December 2021 from 12.00pm – 6.00pm; Sunday 19 December 2021 from 9.00am – 2.00pm; Saturday 8 January 2022 from 12.00pm – 6.00pm and Sunday 9 January 2022 from 9.00am – 2.00pm. Image: WA Dept of Health.
Continuing its long-standing tradition of service to the people of
Perth, St ...
SPECIAL REPORT: “The Lord is closer to us than we are to ourselves,” says Archbishop Costelloe
The Lord is closer to us than we are to ourselves, said Plenary Council President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, as he officially opened the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, Sunday 3 October at St Mary’s Cathedral.
God is real, even for those who do not know Him, says Archbishop Costelloe
In this 2021 Christmas Message, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has emphasised that through celebrating the birth of Christ, God comes as close to us as we are close to those we love most deeply.
Fruits of First Plenary Council Assembly published
Perth Members of the Plenary Council following the Perth Closing Mass of the First Assembly on 10 December. Photo: Michelle Tan.
The fruits of the First General Assembly of the Fifth
Plenary Council of Australia have been gathered together in a new report that contains dozens of
proposals to shape the ongoing Council journey.
The more than 270 Plenary Council Members gathered online
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St Mary’s joins the battle against COVID-19: Vaccination clinic open for two weekends
Perth’s St Mary’s Cathedral will join in the battle against COVID-19 as host of a vaccination clinic over two weekends.
Faith communities must find sense of purpose and identity in Christ, says Archbishop Costelloe
Speaking to Principals and teachers at the annual Thanksgiving Mass for Catholic Education Western Australia, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe said that any Christian faith community, including an educational faith community, if it is to be a living expression of a gospel culture, must ultimately find its sense of purpose and identity in Jesus Christ. Photo: Ron Tan.
Any Christian faith
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New catechists program completed; local parish catechists honoured at launch
The new Parish Religious Education program, Gathered in My Name, developed by the Catholic Education Western Australia Catechist Service, is finally complete.
