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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Perth and Peel region plunged into lockdown for a third time this year
Perth residents get tested at the COVID clinic in Murray Street, Perth, in this file photo from April 2020. Photo: Matthew Lau.
Parishes, agencies and schools have once again been
thrown into a COVID lockdown for the third time this year.
The four-day lockdown, from Tuesday 29 June to 12.01am
Saturday 3 July has seen Church buildings close, but schools remained open.
The lockdo...
Plenary Council agenda calls for a missionary, Christ-centred church
Ahead of the first Plenary Council Assembly this October, Plenary Council President Archbishop Costelloe spoke about the need for the Australian Church to “develop concrete proposals to create a more missionary, Christ-centred Church in Australia.” By Contributor.
EXCLUSIVE: VAD Legislation a tragedy for our society, says Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has this week released an in-depth Pastoral Letter in relation to Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD).
Saint Teresa of Calcutta Church Dedicated and Blessed
Baldivis has gained a new church, with the Dedication of the St Teresa of Calcutta Church on Sunday, 16 May. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB together with Archdiocesan priests were present along with hundreds who witnessed the momentous occasion. By Amanda Murthy
“You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church.” (Matthew 16:18)
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke these words in a recent homily for the opening of the Baldivis Parish St Teresa of Calcutta Church
Basilica in the Bush: Chittering parishioners called to be a community of disciples of Christ
In what was the third Dedication Mass in as many as six weeks, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has called on the parish community of GinGin Chittering to be a healer of people’s wounds and warmer of people’s hearts.
Archbishop Costelloe Dedicated the new Romanesque style Church of Divine Mercy in Lower Chittering in the presence of some 850 people.
Jurien Bay congregation called to be the Church of God at Dedication Mass
We are both building and being built into a spiritual house for God, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said at the Dedication Mass for the new Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea Jurien Bay, on Saturday 29 May.
Aussie Bishops name three priorities for work of Bishops Conference
Formation, becoming more missionary and fostering collegiality have been identified as the top three priorities by Australia’s Catholic bishops.
Catholic Education celebrates 200 years of courageously promoting Christ’s teachings, holds faith in its future
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB celebrated CEWA’s 50th anniversary Mass on 24 May at St Mary’s Cathedral as dioceses nationwide marked the bicentenary anniversary of Catholic education’s inception in Australia.
Riverton Parish holds Platinum Jubilee as Christ’s living Church with snap lockdown looming
Riverton Parish observed its 70th year, despite the impending three-day COVID-19 lockdown, on 23 April in a Mass that also marked the 25th sacerdotal anniversary of Parish Priest Fr Paul Manickathan SAC.
