Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB says the six discernment papers for the fifth Plenary Council of Australia signify the latest milestone as the Church considers its present circumstances and discerns its future.

For an agency that operates by connecting with people – visiting, delivering meals, providing transport – the restrictions in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic have meant that coordinators of Catholic Outreach Parish Care programs have had to reconsider the delivery of their services.

When God opened an opportunity for Sally Paice to be baptised in high school, the then teenager refused.

The Diocese of Geraldton’s St Francis Xavier Cathedral has reinstalled stained glass windows at the end of last month, following an act of vandalism in October 2019.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has last Sunday 31 May, reminded viewers that the core mission of the Church is “to be witness to Christ”.

As restrictions lifted to 20-people gatherings from Monday 18 May, Catholics across the Archdiocese eagerly awaited the return of the Mass.

The Wescombe family have set out to start a new life as a Mission Family in Perth with three of their six children on 6 January, on the Feast of the Epiphany.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB officially launched his 2020 Winter Appeal for LifeLink on 4 May, amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, reminding the faithful that although it would be easy to give up, the temptation to panic must not lead to an “abandonment of our Christian hope, and for our trusting faith” in the providence of God.

Strong friendships are flourishing at Mercy Health’s Mercyville aged care facility with young students from a local school, despite the current restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Solemnity of the Ascension, celebrated by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB on 24 May, served as “a great reminder of the precious gift of life and the reward of eternal life, offered by Jesus to His people”.