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SPECIAL REPORT: St Charles Seminary marks 80 years of service to Christ and his Church

The doors of St Charles Seminary were opened in 1942, following the purchase of block of land known as Garden Hill in Guildford.

The Seminary has this month celebrated it’s 80th anniversary, with past and present students, rectors, and special guests coming together to mark the occasion.

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Fr Phillip Fleay, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB and Geraldton Bishop Michael Morrissey

Exclusive interview: Australian Archbishop Costelloe tells Pope Francis ‘The church in Australia is alive.’

In their first private one-on-one conversation, Perth Archbishop and President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, the Most Reverend Timothy Costelloe SDB, told Pope Francis, “The church in Australia is alive!”
America Magazine journalist Gerard O’Connell recently spoke with Archbishop Costelloe via zoom.

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Archbishop Costelloe Shakes Pope Francis' hand

The Record Magazine Issue 37 (September 2022)

Issue 37 of The Record Magazine features Archbishop Costelloe’s Plenary Council Pastoral Letter, published 27 July, as well as the Concluding Statement.

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Safeguarding designed to ensure failures of the past are never repeated again, says Archbishop Costelloe

Speaking this week to representatives from across the Archdiocese, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said the people on the ground in the concrete realities of our local communities are the ones who are there to help ensure that no child, no young person, and no vulnerable adult is ever hurt again, in any of our communities.

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Frank Tassone, Barbara Blayney and Archbishop Timothy Costelloe

French Onion Soup

A recipe for French Onion Soup.

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A bowl of French Onion Soup with crusty bread.

People of Faith in Politics: Being a Light to the Nations

Many people today say that people of faith should disqualify themselves from public discourse, writes Professor Matthew Ogilvie. However, as Pope Francis says, people of faith have a role to play in secular politics.

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Pope Francis speaking

Discovering Auxiliary Bishop John Joseph Rafferty

Much is known about the former Archbishops of Perth, but many Perth Catholics may not have heard about Auxiliary Bishop John Rafferty, who served the Archdiocese from 1955 until his sudden passing in 1962.

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Bishop John Rafferty

Finding the right one… financial planner, that is!

Experts from the Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund explain that there is no shortage of ‘experts’ out there who claim to be the right person to help you take care of your money. Before you even sit down with one of them, check out the basics first.

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A couple looking at their finances on a laptop.

Catholic Youth Ministry – The Youth Leadership Pathway

A vision which steadily aims to change our youth ministry culture and develop disciples “with a heart of mission” has marked it’s one year anniversary at Perth’s Catholic Youth Ministry.

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A group of youth at an indoor basketball court.

WA’S FIRST SAINT: Builder of ‘faith and churches’ may earn title as WA’s first saint

Known as one of the greatest priest-architects in Australia, Msgr Hawes spent some 24 years in Western Australia, designing and building numerous Churches and buildings across the mid-West.
And now…he could become Western Australia’s first saint.

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Statue of Monsignor John Hawes

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