Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB delivers his homily to more than 5500 pilgrims during the ACYF19 closing Mass. Photo: Josh Low. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has encouraged thousands of young Catholics to leave the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival ready to open their hearts and lives to Jesus. An open-air Mass at Trinity College in East Perth was the culmination of the t...

More than 5500 young people have embarked upon Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre from 8 to 10 December for ACYF19. Photo: Iceberg Media. Thousands of young people from across the country will have arrived in Perth by this evening as the Archdiocese of Perth prepares to host the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival. When combined with almost 1800 young Catholics from Western Aus...

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB "hand-passes" the Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2019 to the young people of the Church in his official welcome and catechesis on Sunday 8 December. Photo: Iceberg Media. Thousands of young Australian Catholics have been challenged to “go out and rebuild” God’s Church on the opening day of the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival. The openi...

The hotel’s design is based on the typical Roman Villa, with the multi-storey building encircling a cool, spacious courtyard, complete with traditional fountain; which is a popular setting for smaller special events.

Parish Pastoral Councils who wish to explore the Archdiocesan pastoral innovation of Parish Hubs have been gearing up to participate in the Archdiocesan Plan’s May gatherings set to take place on 18 and 25 May.

Pope Benedict XVI delivers a blessing at the conclusion of a Mass for the Knights of Malta in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on 9 February 2013, two days before he announced his resignation. The retired pope marked his 92nd birthday on 16 April. Photo: Paul Haring/CNS. By Carol Glatz Retired Pope Benedict XVI, acknowledging his role in helping the Catholic Church come to terms with t...

By Olivia Bunter and Josh Low To watch the full homily, click here Living in the light with fidelity and rejecting the powers of darkness that threaten to overwhelm us and our Church was at the heart of the message at this year’s Chrism Mass. The pews of St Mary’s Cathedral were filled to the brim as the Archdiocese of Perth united - lay people, religious, deacons, priests and bishops alik...

Anna had a life-changing experience after moving to the Emmaus Community. Photo: Theresia Titus. Moving to the Emmaus Community in March this year has had  a significant impact on Anna’s life. The Emmaus Community provides long term independent community living for people of adult age who live with mental health issues. The Archdiocesan social service agency supports and encour...

Deacon Liam Ryan with his parents, Michael and Rita Ryan. Photo: Ron Tan. Newly ordained Perth Deacon Liam Ryan credits his upcoming priestly vocation to belonging to a community. The 31-year-old Nollamara born and bred, who was also a keen swimmer and surfer, attended Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Nollamara in his early years, completing his secondary education at Servite College...

Vietnamese Bishop Vi Nguyen, of the Diocese of Kontum, (fourth from left) and Fr Hong Dau (second from left), the Rector of the Seminary in Kontum, Vietnam, with Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton and Vicar General Fr Peter Whitely VG. Cloverdale Parish Priest Fr Michael Quynh Do (first left) and Banksia Grove Parish Priest Fr Vinh Dong (far right) were also in att...