Members of the Diocesan Pastoral Council came together Saturday 24 October with Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, Auxiliary Bishops Don Sproxton and Nelson Po, Episcopal Vicar for Clergy, the Very Rev Fr Minh-Thuy Nguyen and Chief, Mission Enhancement and Outreach, Dr Debra Syace at the Salvatorian Spirituality Centre. Photo: Supplied/Grace Kurniawan. Members of the Diocesan Pastoral ...

Bishop Sproxton blesses the new Catechists, Tuesday 20 October at the 2026 Catechists Services Commissioning Mass at St Michael the Archangel Chapel, West Leederville. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton has last week told new catechists they will hand on to children “an understanding of Jesus, and that Jesus is with them”. Bishop Sproxton celebrat...

Local Whadjak Noongar youth play the didgeridoo during the Welcome to Country for the Aboriginal Sunday Mass, Sunday 18 October at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. “Into every culture that God has entered, people have received a call,” Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton told the congregation at the annual Aboriginal Sunday Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday 1...

Local Wadjuk Noongar man, Thairon Jansen plays the didgeridoo during the Smoking Ceremony at the Aboriginal Sunday Mass, Sunday 19 October 2025. Photo: Brad Deregla, Infinitum Studios/Archdiocese of Perth. The Perth Catholic community is invited to join Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton to celebrate the annual Aboriginal Sunday Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sunday 18 October at 5pm. St ...

Fr Khalid Marogi said migration has enriched Australian society through faith, culture, skills and community spirit. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. We need to have a heart that is open to welcome, a heart that is ready to listen deeply, and a heart that is willing to step into the shoes of the other so to understand the other more deeply, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don S...

Launching the new Bishops Mandate for Catholic Education Western Australia Ltd on Thursday 10 September at The Westin were Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, third from left, CEWA Executive Director, Annette Morey, fourth from left and from left, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton, former CEWA Executive Director Wayne Bull, CEWA Commission Chair Tim Shannahan, Broome Bishop Tim Norton, B...

Shadow Minister for Child Protection, the Hon Nick Goiran, author Andrea Musulin, and the Hon Michelle Hofmann MLC at the launch of “The Secret Tom Didn’t Keep”. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. Against the backdrop of National Child Protection Week (6 -12 September), a new children's storybook designed to help young children recognise healthy relationships, respect personal boundari...

In his homily for the 2026 Agencies Mass, Friday 7 August, Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton encouraged staff from across the Archdiocesan agencies, offices and organiations, to remember that we are participating in the church’s mission.

Through your belief in the love and mercy of God, you continue to give witness to your children, to your grandchildren, of what is possible in marriage and what can be achieved, Bishop Don said at the 2026 Marriage Day Mass held at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday 29 August. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. Sharing in the journeys of the families we encounter is one of the most joyful...

This year – staff from across the Archdiocese gathered Friday 7 August at St Mary’s Cathedral Parish Centre to honour the outstanding contributions of two remarkable women— Carey Brown and Doris Zembonetti.