As places explicitly dedicated to the formation and support of young people, educational institutions must build communities in which the “God question” is both welcomed and facilitated, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said recently. Delivering the homily at the Commissioning Mass on Sunday 12 July for St Thomas More College’s new Head of College, Mim Jones, Archbishop Costelloe refl...

Laws for the protection of life need to be passed because every single life is important, Perth Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey said recently. Addressing the estimated 1800 people gathered on the forecourt steps of Western Australia's Parliament House on Wednesday 6 May for the annual Perth Rally for Life, Archbishop Hickey prayed that “the goodness, expectations and hopes in our hearts wi...

By Jacinta Jakovcevic Over the past 50 years, the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) Choir Camp has inspired, educated, entertained, and enabled generations of young musicians to engage with the Church through its music. Fostering fellowship, friendship and a lifelong love of Church music worship, Choir Camp brings together young choristers from all denominations, providing them with th...

Through CHOP, Notre Dame has established itself as a global leader in the study of Abrahamic philosophical traditions and their ongoing relevance to today’s society. Photo: UNDA. The University of Notre Dame Australia's Centre for the History of Philosophy (CHOP), in partnership with The Great Synagogue Sydney, and the Perth Hebrew Congregation recently welcomed internationally recognised s...

The centenary of World Mission Sunday will be commemorated during the third annual Kirup Camino that will be held on Thursday 1 October. Held each year to launch World Mission Month in the Diocese of Bunbury, the Kirup Camino also celebrates the feast day of St Therese of the Child Jesus, patron saint of the missions. It is inspired by the Christian tradition of pilgrimage exemplified by...

Couples across the Archdiocese of Perth are warmly invited to participate in the annual Marriage Day Mass on Saturday 29 August 2026. Image: Supplied. Each year, the Archdiocese of Perth celebrates the sacred vocation of marriage with the annual Marriage Day Mass that brings together couples from across the Archdiocese to give thanks for the blessings of married life and to renew their comm...

Clergy from across Perth came together at St John’s Pro-Cathedral for the Retired Clergy Mass & Lunch, Tuesday 7 July. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. Some 40 retired clergy from across the Archdiocese came together last week at St John's Pro-Cathedral on Tuesday 7 July for the annual Retired Clergy Mass, followed by lunch at The Westin. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB celebrated the Ma...

What do you think God is asking of us, the Church in Australia, at this time? Archbishop Costelloe asked the members of the DPC. Photo: Phil Bayne. What does it mean to be a Christ-centred church in the Archdiocese of Perth? That was the fundamental question posed to the recently commissioned Diocesan Pastoral Council (DPC) for the Archdiocese of Perth who gathered on Saturday 4 July to ...

St Mary's Cathedral is the star of a four-concert series running from August to November. Image: Supplied. There is something about the sound of a pipe organ filling a great cathedral that no recording quite captures. Often called the king of instruments, the organ can whisper like a flute one moment and shake the floor the next, and few buildings in Perth show it off as well as St Mary'...

Catholic Mission has announced its new look Mission: one heart many voices national conference will return in 2027 from 3-5 May at the SMC Conference and Function Centre in Sydney. The announcement, made during NAIDOC Week, reflects the committee's commitment to reconciliation and to journeying together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The eighth Mission conference...