Applecross Parish Priest Fr Nelson Po has been appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Perth. Photo: Jamie O'Brien/Archdiocese of Perth. Pope Leo XIV has appointed Perth priest Fr Nelson Po as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Perth. Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, has welcomed the appointment. “The Holy Fath...

The Sisters of Mercy, in the spirit of Catherine McAuley, are called to be in a very particular and unmistakable way living images of God‘s mercy as it is made known to us in the life, teachings and ministry of Jesus, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said. Speaking at the 180th anniversary Mass of the Sisters of Mercy at St Mary’s Cathedral on Thursday 8 January, Archbishop Costel...

The Catholic Women’s League in Western Australia has recently celebrated two significant anniversaries – 40 years at St Joseph Pignatelli parish in Attadale and 20 years at St Thomas More parish in Margaret River. Both anniversaries were commemorated with a special Mass of celebration. At Attadale, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB was joined by concelebrants Fr Greg Donovan (former CWLWA...

History was created in Melbourne recently with the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church held in Australia for the first time. In his capacity as the current President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop Tim Costelloe SDB, Archbishop of Perth, met with the members of the Permanent Synod. The meeting was presided over by His Beatitude the Most Revere...

The Catholic, academic and broader faith communities have mourned the passing of renowned Australian Biblical scholar Fr Francis Moloney SDB who died recently aged 85. Fr Moloney was the author of major pieces of internationally acclaimed research into the Gospels of John, Mark, and the Book of Revelation. His last academic posting was as a Senior Professorial Fellow at the Catholic Theo...

A Mass will be celebrated at St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth on Thursday, 8 January to mark 180 years since the arrival of the first Sisters of Mercy in Australia and to give thanks for the tens of thousands of women and men who have been inspired by Catherine McAuley’s expression of Mercy in the years that have followed. Some 15 years after Catherine McAuley established the Sisters of Mercy...

“Now, the Spirit we have received is not the spirit of the world, but God’s own Spirit, so that we may understand the lavish gifts God has given us.” 1 Corinthians 2: 12 Welcome to Issue 49 of The Record Magazine. This issue is dedicated to the theme of Vocation, particularly in this Jubilee Year. Speaking on Good Shepherd Sunday - a day to pray for vocations - on 11 May 2025, Pope Leo ...

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, centre, with from left, Vicar General, the Very Rev Fr Vincent Glynn, Archdiocesan Assembly Implementation Committee Members Catherine Nguyen and Rommie Maserai and Manager, Special Projects, Tony Giglia. Photo: Jamie O'Brien. The Archdiocese of Perth is entering an important new chapter in its journey of synodality with the establishment of the Diocesan Pa...

Archbishop Costelloe encouraged students to actively participate in LifeLink ini-tiatives, illustrating his points with engaging images and parables, including the biblical story of Jesus feeding 5000 people with just five loaves of bread and two fish.

In celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Equestrian Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre came together from 30 May to 1 June in Perth with the aim of how to continue the ongoing support of the Christian presence and faithful in the Holy Land.