Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe features in a video on the new Plenary Council website. Image: Sourced. Pope Francis has officially given his blessing for the Church in Australia to hold the first Plenary Council in 2020. The most significant national gathering that can be held, the Plenary Council will be the first in Australia in more than 80 years. In approving the 2020 Plenary C...

EASTER MESSAGE 2018 By The Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB Archbishop of Perth 22 March, 2018 Download the full text in PDF In the Gospel According to John, we read that “on the evening of that same day (that is the day of the resurrection), the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them...

WA pole vault sensation Nina Kennedy will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in April. Photo: UNDA. By Matthew Lau Newly-crowned national pole vault champion Nina Kennedy has set the bar for her participation in next month’s prestigious Commonwealth Games. The 20-year-old Perth athlete is a Bachelor of Behavioural Science student at the University of Notre Dam...

Small group discussions during the day allowed for participants to brainstorm ideas on various topics. Photo: Josh Low. By Josh Low Networking and building strong connections with other likeminded Catholics was the focus of discussions for the Joint Parish Retreat Day last Saturday 10 March. The parishes of Mt Lawley, Highgate and Joondanna, together with the Ordinariate of Our Lady of...

Mr Knuckey is seen in his Moorditj mini bus which he uses to transport under privileged students and their family members from the Moorditj Noongar Community College in Middle Swan. Photo: Trevor Knuckey. Thanks to the initiative of Trevor Knuckey, the wellbeing of under privileged Aboriginal students and their families of Moorditj Noongar Community College will improve because of a new ...

A new book by a Brisbane youth ministry leader and musician aims to encourage a new evangelisation for Australia. Photo: The Catholic Leader. Some are blessed to “whistle while they work”. That’s the God-given reality of Brisbane’s Patrick Keady who, for more than two decades, has shared with anyone within coo-ee and beyond, an insatiable appetite for the beauty and potential of the C...

The eight-person vocal ensemble sing from the same song sheet. Photo: Supplied. By Ali Biddiscombe Sublime voices and the pipe organ will soon combine in a musical feast to tell the story of Holy Week. Lumina, a Perth-based vocal ensemble specialising in sacred choral music, will join Dominic Perissinotto (grand organ) in the concert, which will mark the beginning of Holy Week trac...

Monsignor Hawes is seen with his much loved companion, pet dog Dominie in many of his portraits. Photo: Gerry Eastman. By Amanda Murthy Following the re-dedication of Geraldton Parish St Francis Xavier Cathedral, a pilgrimage to follow in the footsteps of its first priest, designer, architect and builder, Monsignor Hawes, is set to depart Perth on 5 May. The organisation of the pil...

Rikeesha, pictured with her mother Penni, lives in an Identitywa shared house. Photo: Supplied. Eight out of ten families have said they are satisfied with Identitywa, according to Identitywa’s latest family and carers survey results. As part of a commitment to the people supported by Identitywa, all families and carers were asked to complete a survey at the end of 2017, with 90 per c...

Msg D’Errico seen blessing the congregation during a Mass held in conjunction with the First International Conference on Catholic Religious Education at St Paul’s Church in Malta. Photo: Supplied. By Amanda Murthy Inspiring students through the proclamation of the Gospel, especially in an education environment, was the key message delivered by Monsignor Alessandro D’Errico in his homi...