Archbishop Costelloe holds a teddy as part of the End Child Poverty campaign. Photo: Michelle Tan. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said protecting the rights of “children in our communities” is a responsibility the Catholic Church takes seriously. Leader of more than 500,000 Catholics across Perth, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Coste...

Negotiations are underway between St John of God Health Care and the Western Australian Government to purchase St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital. Pending negotiations, the transition of the private hospital into the public health system is expected to be complete in 2026. In the meantime, it will continue to provide both private and public healthcare services under contract. The hosp...

SVDP WA President Danny Cloghan speaks at the 160th Anniversary Mass on 25 October at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Supplied. By Jamie O'Brien Twenty-twenty-five marks a remarkable milestone for the St Vincent de Paul Society in Western Australia in celebrating 160 years of steadfast service to those in need. The celebrations culminated with a moving Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral on 25 Oc...

Applecross Parish Priest Fr Nelson Po, CEWA Bunbury Regional Officer, Kerrie Merritt, Archdiocese of Perth Chief Mission Enhancement & Outreach, Dr Debra Sayce, Diocese of Broome Pastoral Projects Officer, Naomi Martin, SJOG Mission Integration Group Director, Tara Peters and Archdiocese of Perth Chancellor and Executive Director, Daniel Lynch. Photo: Supplied. By Jamie O'Brien Perth...

St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Geraldton. In his 2025 Christmas Message, Bishop Michael Morrissey says Mary and Joseph pondered what might happen to their child, Jesus, but they never abandoned their hope and trust in God, even after having to flee as refugees from their home to the safety of Egypt. Photo: Adobe. “Hope does not disappoint”, words taken from St Paul’s letter to the Roman Chri...

Emergency vehicles are at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday 14 December, 2025. Two gunmen targeted Jewish beachgoers at an event celebrating the first day of Hanukkah, leaving 12 dead, including a gunman, and 29 wounded, New South Wales police said. Photo: OSV News/Izhar Khan, Reuters. The following statement can be attributed to Australian Catholic Bishops...

“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 ...

In a fractured age of wars, famine and technology (to name a few), the witness of vocation is a light of commitment and joy.

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...

“The Centre will strengthen and deepen national and international partnerships, to foster excellence, hope, and human flourishing in Catholic education and leadership across the globe,” the University of Notre Dame’s Prof Renée Köhler-Ryan explained.