The Record Editor Jamie O'Brien speaks with Bishop Makysim Ryabukha from the Exarchate of Donetsk in Ukraine, a region currently under Russian occupation. Since being installed as Auxiliary Bishop in December 2022, some 10 months into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bishop Makysim has driven more than 50,000 kilometres near the largely occupied areas of Eastern Ukraine to tend to ...

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB encouraged new Auxiliary Bishop Nelson Po to “feed the Lord’s lambs – look after His sheep,” during Bishop Nelson’s Episcopal Ordination at St Mary’s Cathedral, Thursday, 16 April. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. Bishop Nelson greets guests following his ordination. Photo: Samuel Chan/Archdiocese of Perth. Deacon Jhee Baguinat elevates the B...

Episcopal Ordination of Rev Fr Nelson Po Homily Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB Archbishop of Perth Thursday 16 April, 2026 St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth https://open.spotify.com/episode/4aBUih0w1icsDYAuRVcO2t?si=F6Rse1gyQ76mB6E0m89uTQ As we gather this evening for this wonderful moment in the life of the Archdiocese of Perth, we are certainly full of joy as we celebrate...

Sandhurst Bishop Rene Ramirez RCJ, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, new Perth Auxiliary Bishop Nelson Po and Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Charles Balvo on the occasion of Bishop Po’s Episcopal Ordination at St Mary’s Cathedral, Thursday 16 April 2026. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. By Jamie O’Brien and Phil Bayne New Perth Auxiliary Bis...

Father Peter Murphy studied agriculture and worked as a field agronomist in Melbourne before entering the seminary.

Fr Tony Percy is currently the parish priest in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn parish of St Gregory’s, Queanbeyan.

Pope Francis has appointed Perth-based priest, Fr George Kolodziej SDS, to be the fifth Bishop of Bunbury.

Bishop Joe Caddy was born and raised in Melbourne. He holds a Bachelor of Theology from the Melbourne College of Divinity and degrees in Social Sciences from the Gregorian University in Rome.

The statement examines rising tensions around the world, the nature of truth, the spread of misinformation and disinformation, the arms race, domestic cohesion, the need for dialogue and education for peace.

In preparing the original document, the bishops consulted widely with a range of people including church leaders and health professionals. The bishops have also worked with the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.