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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Doubleview Parish to celebrate 50th anniversary
Members of Perth’s school and parish communities, especially any who have a past association with Doubleview, are warmly invited to attend any of the upcoming as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations.
Applecross Parish commits to combatting Modern Slavery
The faith formation and social education session at St Mary’s Cathedral saw 17 participants enjoy a morning tea while learning about the church response to modern slavery and what they could do as individuals to assist.
PALM SUNDAY: Christ is God with a human face, says Archbishop Costelloe
“We Catholics believe, that is, we know with the certainty of our faith, that in Jesus we have so much more than a really good man who lived a wonderful life and left us a remarkable legacy and a powerful teaching,” said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, speaking on Palm Sunday, 2 April.
Ukrainian Catholics in Australia change from Julian to Gregorian calendar
Ukrainian Catholics will now no longer celebrate Christmas on 7 January but join Roman Catholics on 25 December. The move follows resolutions promulgated by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk on 6 February.
Archbishop Costelloe visits Salesian community in London: invites congregation to listen
By Bro Stephen Mensah SDB and Jamie O’Brien
Archbishop Costelloe with parishioners of Sacred Heart Church, West Battersea Parish, during his visit on Sunday 5 March. Photos: Br Stephen Mensah SDB.
Salesians of the GBR Province were recently privileged to host Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB at Sacred Heart Church, Battersea West Parish, London.
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Scarborough called to be faithful to the gift of faith that God has given
God is asking us the same thing he asked of those who first founded the parish of Scarborough Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in 1948 – to be faithful to the gift of faith that He has given to us, said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, in celebrating its 75th anniversary, Sunday 12 February.
The Church in Ukraine: at the forefront of relief efforts
Western Australian Senator Dean Smith and the University of Notre Dame Professor of Theology Matthew Ogilvie write about the importance of the Church in Ukraine, and its history, in remembrance of the anniversary of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
The Church, writes Senator Smith and Prof Ogilvie, is at the forefront of relief efforts for the immediate needs of Ukrainians, but it is also there for the long term good of the people and advancement of Ukrainian culture.
St Mary’s Cathedral launch their Modern Slavery Project
An anti-slavery project was launched at St Mary’s Cathedral last Saturday 11 February and will run until the end of the year, which will include a review of procurement policies and practises as well as faith formation and social education sessions.
Perth’s newest Church of St John Paul II Banksia Grove dedicated and opened on Australia Day
The relics of three saints were fixed into the altar at the new Church of St John Paul II Banksia Grove, which was dedicated and opened by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, Thursday 26 January in the presence of some 1000 people. By Jamie O’Brien.
Opening and Dedication of St John Paul II Church Banksia Grove
Hundreds of Banksia Grove parishioners, family and friends came together today, Thursday 26 January for the official Dedication and Opening of the new St John Paul II Church celebrated by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB. Parish Priest Fr Vinh Dong expressed his joy and excitement at the opening, following some eight years of planning and building.
