The Christian community is called to be a community of prayer, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe has said, speaking at the annual 2024 Chrism Mass.

“A community in other words which knows, and embraces the fundamental truth that our faith, before it is about anything else, is about our relationship with God and, as a consequence of this, our relationship with our brothers and sisters in the faith.”

In commencing the start of the Easter Triddum, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton highlighted that the first brings us to the room where Jesus gathered his disciples with Mary for a Passover meal.

The Rite of Election 2024 Mass, held at St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth is part of an ancient Catholic tradition where the catechumens and candidates are prepared to be received fully into the Catholic Church.

“You will come to know the truth and the truth will set you free…”— John 8: 32 Welcome to Issue 43 of The Record Magazine. We hope you like our updated design. On our front cover, we feature an image of the La Pietà, the marble sculpture of Christ and theVirgin Mary at Golgotha by Michelangelo, now in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. In his 2024 Easter Message, Archbishop Cos...

Easter Message 2024 By The Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB Archbishop of Perth, 18 March 2024.

Organised by the Vocations Office and Committee, the event forms part of the Archdiocese’s commitment to supporting the wellbeing of seminarians through initiatives that foster connections with the Catholic and wider community and support their personal and social development.

Banksia Grove parishioners have recently celebrated the first anniversary of the opening of St John Paul II Church with the blessing and opening of a new presbytery, several statues and a rose garden.

Archbishop Costelloe blesses the scrolls for new principals and teachers during the 2024 CEWA Commissioning Mass, Monday 29 January at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Ron Tan. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has last week encouraged Catholic Education Western Australia Ltd (CEWA) staff from across the Archdiocese to approach their roles with enthusiasm, integrity and joy. Archbishop C...

Opened by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB on Thursday 30 November, the new St Joseph’s Chapel at Irene McCormack College has marked a milestone in the College’s commitment to faith and community.

The appointment is in conjunction with Archbishop Costelloe’s concurrent appointments as a Member of the Preparatory Commission, and as one of the nine President Delegates to the Synod.