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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
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.
Additional Plenary Council Members to be Commissioned this Pentecost Sunday weekend
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB will this weekend commission additional members at the 11am Mass, on the Feast of Pentecost, at St Mary’s Cathedral. All welcome.
PLENARY COUNCIL 2021: Archbishop Costelloe to deliver lectures in Parramatta and Melbourne
Plenary Council President Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB will be in Parramatta and Melbourne to deliver lectures, as the nation approaches the First Assembly of the Plenary Council in October 2021.
Fan the Flame Prayer campaign launched for assembly countdown
A month-long prayer campaign in the build-up to the first assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia has been launched this week.
Perth Community to join in celebrating bicentenary of Catholic education
Celebrations are continuing for 200 years of Catholic Education in Australia, marking the bicentenary of the first ‘official’ Catholic school opened in Parramatta in October 1820.
WA Bishops convene in Perth, celebrate Mass at Cathedral as one vine
The Bishops of Western Australia have this month gathered in Perth for the annual Australian Catholic Bishops’ plenary assembly via teleconference because of travel restrictions.
Post-lockdown restrictions ease further, facemasks required at ‘places of worship’
Fingers are crossed among Western Australians because, as of 5 May, there have been no new community COVID-19 cases, meaning WA restrictions are likely to ease this weekend.
