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Anzac long weekend disrupted as Perth, Peel regions thrown into three-day snap lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic has last weekend disarrayed Good Shepherd Sunday and Anzac Day 2021 scheduled celebrations in the Perth and Peel regions because of a State Government implemented snap three-day lockdown.
Archbishop impressed with Catenians’ strong support of the Church
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has spoken about the planning and preparation of the upcoming Plenary Council during an address to members of the Catenian Association.
Archbishop Costelloe: “God is made known through Jesus’ life and death”
The Passion of Christ was celebrated by Christians throughout the world this year on Friday, 2 April. The day which commemorates Jesus’ journey to Calvary and His death on the cross, began with the Stations of Cross, followed by a 3pm service. The Archdiocese of Perth were allowed physical celebrations this year with restrictions on the number of people allowed, despite the pandemic still affecting the country. By Amanda Murthy.
Archbishop Costelloe 2021 Easter Message: God is closer to us than we are to ourselves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz_zLy24AME
The reality for many of us, at least
some of the time, is that we are afraid and we are uncertain, writes Perth
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB in his 2021 Easter message published today,
Thursday 25 March 2021.
“We can often feel as if God is not there
or does not care,” Archbishop Costelloe highlighted.
The
message, which is available v...
PALM SUNDAY ’21: Perth Archbishop challenges faithful to walk with Christ through this week of suffering
Palm Sunday of Lent for 2021 has kick-started a multitude of Holy Week and Easter live-streamed services provided by the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth from St Mary’s Cathedral.
CHRISM MASS 2021: ‘God is at work here, drawing close to us’, says Archbishop Costelloe
As the Perth Catholic faithful reconvened for the 2021 Chrism Mass during Holy Week, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB accentuated the indispensable verse of John 3:16 where God sacrificed Jesus for the salvation of humanity.
Little Sisters of the Poor honours 101 years in WA and opening of new independent-living villa
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe cuts the ribbon of the new independent-living space, named Holy Family Villa at the Little Sisters of the Poor Aged Care Facility, with Little Sisters of the Poor Congregation Provincial Superior Mother Angela Bernard of Mary, the architect and a new resident on Friday 19 March. Photo: Max Hoh.
The Little Sisters of the Poor (LSP) gathered with
residents, Arch...
St Kieran Primary marks century of ‘Constant and Faithful’ tradition
St Kieran Catholic Primary School has last Sunday celebrated 100 years of providing faith-filled education from 1920 to 2020. The school community gathered on 21 March 2021 for a centenary anniversary Mass at Osborne Park, celebrated by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB.
PODCAST: Perth Archbishop: ‘Instrumentum Laboris’ is a further step forward, an invitation to discern
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has recently taken the time to discuss the upcoming 2021 Plenary Council with ACBC Media & Communications Director Gavin Abraham.
Plenary Council Member Profile: Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB
Our first member profile is of course, our own Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB.
Educated at St Peter’s Parish Primary School, East Bentleigh and at Salesian College, Chadstone, from where he graduated in 1971.
In 1985, Archbishop Costelloe made his Final Profession as a Salesian of Don Bosco and was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Sir Frank Little on 25 October 1986.
