At the Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe emphasised that the Lord is inviting us to reflect deeply and courageously on how we can better, as individuals and as communities of faith, be this living image of the life-giving God who, in Christ, is always seeking to be present and active in our world.

The months between the first and second general assemblies of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia are a time for “prayer, reflection, maturation and development”, according to a concluding statement from the first assembly.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has reflected on a week that had been “inspiring, challenging and sometimes unsettling” following closure of the formal proceedings of the First General Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia on Saturday 9 October.

Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton, joined by representatives from the Judaism and Islam tradition, will gather to dialogue and connect through their common beliefs at an event hosted by the University of Notre Dame Fremantle campus on Tuesday, 26 October.

Perth Plenary Council Members gathered with friends and family in St Michael The Archangel Chapel after the closing Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia. Photo: Michelle Tan. Plenary Council President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke from the heart as he delivered his homily at the Perth Closing Mass of the First Assembly on Sunday 10 October, drawing on the richne...

Perth Plenary Council Members were graced with the ability of gathering at the offices of Catholic Education in Leederville during the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia. Here are some of the highlights. Eva Skira AO from the Association of Ministerial Public Juridic Persons listens in on Day one of the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Counci...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nstq0Sxk__A Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB gave the following Closing Address for the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council on Saturday 9 October “As we come to the conclusion of this First General Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Australia I would like to call us back to the words of Pope Francis which shaped the d...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1NmBx9RHJ4 The Homily of Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB for the Perth Closing Mass of the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council on Sunday 10 October. Video: Max Hoh. Plenary Council President Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, spoke from the heart as he delivered his homily at the Perth Closing Mass of the First Assembly on Sunday 10 October, s...

The Journey so Far As we conclude the First General Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, the process of discernment continues. From the opening Mass to the closing of the Assembly, our prayer has been ‘Come, Holy Spirit.’ The call to hear afresh the Good News of Jesus Christ through a spiritual posture of ‘deep listening’ has been a central element of the preparation of t...

Plenary Council Members enjoy lunch and a moment away from the screens, watched eagerly by a hopeful feathered friend. Photo: Michelle Tan.Digital Producer for the Communications Office of the Archdiocese of Perth, Max Hoh, watches the morning session of day 5 in the Comms' Hub. Photo: Michelle Tan. Archdiocesan Plenary Council Coordinator, Tony Giglia, has been hard at work behind the scenes...