By Justin McLellan , Catholic News Service The College of Cardinals has 252 members, but only 135 of them - those who were under 80 when Pope Francis died April 21 -- are eligible to enter the conclave May 7, 2025, to elect a new pope. The country count may differ based on whether one considers where the cardinal was born or where he exercises his ministry. Graphic: CNS/Jerome Podojil, USCC...

Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB DDArchbishop of Perth 21 April 2025 In this unprecedented moment in time following the death of our Holy Father, Pope Francis, I wish to share with you my thoughts on his extraordinary life and ministry. The Holy Father passed away at Casa Santa Marta at 7:35am local time in Rome on Monday, 21 April 2025. While it does not come as a surprise given th...

ACBC President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB with Pope Francis in 2022. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media. Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, says Pope Francis will be remembered as a man of simplicity, humility and compassion. Pope Francis, born Jorge Maria Bergoglio, became the first non-European pope in centuries, the first Latin Am...

Pope Francis gives a Byzantine headdress called a koukoulion to new Cardinal Mykola Bychok, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Sts. Peter and Paul of Melbourne, Australia, during a consistory to create new cardinals on 7 December 2024, in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez. Christ is Risen! On this Bright Paschal Monday (Easter Monday), when we continu...

By Bishop Don Sproxton Bishop Don Sproxton blesses a child during the Mass for the Day of the Unborn Child, Saturday, 5 April at St Mary's Cathedral. Photo: Ron Tan. As we come together to celebrate Easter, we are reminded of the central truth of our faith: Jesus Christ is risen! This moment, the Resurrection, is not simply an event of the past but a living reality that continues to tran...

Pope Francis sits in reverence before the Chair of St. Peter, temporarily placed in front of the main altar in St Peter’s Basilica after the closing Mass of the Synod of Bishops on synodality at the Vatican on 27 October, 2024. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media. By Justin McLellan Pope Francis has last week approved the next phase of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, launching a three-year impl...

Fr Joseph Laundy being interviewed by Le-An Duong on his vocation journey into priesthood at Mater Dei College. Photo: Supplied. On Friday, 14 March 2024, the Perth Vocations Office hosted a Vocations Conversations session at Mater Dei College. Led by Perth Vocations Director, Fr Joseph Laundy, and Dr Debra Sayce, Head of Mission Enhancement and Outreach – Archdiocesan Agencies, the even...

Simone Parianos is a teacher at Birlirr Ngawiyiwu Catholic School where she teaches Kindergarten, Pre-Primary and Grade 1, while also running a bi-weekly playgroup. Photo: Supplied. By Debra Vermeer Six women, including some from remote locations across Australia as well as overseas, have embarked on this year’s Good Samaritan Study, Accompaniment and Mentoring (SAM) Program, which will...

A crowd of 300 people, joined by the Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral Perth to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Laying of the Foundation Stone at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church Mullewa on Saturday 14 September.

The past year at St Charbel’s Maronite Church East Cannington has been marked by memorable milestones, including the church’s first parish Christmas party on December 16, and the celebration of Holy Week, especially Good Friday and Easter Sunday masses.