Speaking at the Christmas Eve Midnight Mass and 11am Christmas Day, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe explained that the most fundamental of all Chris-tian teachings is that God should so love and esteem humanity that he becomes one of us in Jesus Christ – so as to reveal to us the very reason why God created us.

On Sunday, 29 December 2024, the Catholic community of Perth gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral for the launch of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB urged the faithful to look to the Holy Family of Nazareth as a source of hope and inspiration in times of challenge.

2024 Christmas Message from Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB.

The Jubilarians cut the cake, led by Fr Christopher Ross OSM. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. Twelve Perth clergy have last week celebrated their anniversary in 2024 with a combined total of more than 450 years of priestly service. Leading the jubilarians was Servite priest Fr Chris Ross OSM, who marked his Platinum 70th anniversary. Joining Fr Chris Ross in celebrating their priestly jubilee w...

Reflecting on her term, Ms Porro described her role in the Eternal City as a “great privilege,” highlighting her efforts to address critical global issues such as climate change, women’s empowerment, and equality.

Promulgated by the now Saint Pope John XXIII on 21 November 1964, Unitatis Redintegratio – Vatican II’s Decree on Ecumenism – brought the Catholic Church into the ecumenical movement as a key player by signalling unqualified commitment to the search for Christian unity.

New Cardinal-designate Bishop Mykola Bychok has told Australian Bishops he remains “a servant of Christ and his flock that has been entrusted to my care.”

The Ordinary Council, chaired by the Holy Father, will play a fundamental role in the implementation of the synodal process on synodality and the preparation of the next Synod.

Brisbane Auxiliary Bishop Tim Norton SVD has been appointed the third Bishop of Broome. Photo: Giovanni Portelli. Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, the Most Reverend Timothy Norton SVD, to be the third Bishop of Broome, Monday 14 October 2024. Bishop Norton was born in Sydney in 1958 and initially trained as a physiotherapist, working in inner-city Darlinghurst wit...

By Justin McLellan ACBC President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB speaks during a Mass with members of the Synod of Bishops in St Peter's Basilica on 30 September, 2024. Synod members participated in a two-day retreat at the Vatican before the opening of the second session of the synod. Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez. Synod members must imitate Jesus' patience and acceptance toward oth...