Against the inescapable backdrop of global unrest, economic uncertainty, and mounting cost of living and social pressures, the joy of Easter has been fully embraced among the faithful with churches across the country - in both capital cities and regional centres - reporting excellent attendance across all services. Here in the Archdiocese of Perth, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has urged...

By Katie Yoder Martin Scorsese's docudrama series about the saints is featuring the queen of all saints: Mary, the mother of Jesus. "Mary is an unbelievably inspiring character," Matti Leshem, creator of "Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints," said. "Regardless of your level of faith, you should be moved by her. You should be moved by her love." Leshem, who also serves as a director a...

People in Western Australia’s Pilbara region will be able to share in the joy, hope and celebration of Easter with the news that Mass for You at Home, Australia’s longest-running free-to-air television program, will be shown on Ngaarda TV for the first time on Palm Sunday (March 29). Bishops Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry chair Archbishop Christopher Prowse said it was a ...

On 19 April, the Catholic community of Kalgoorlie gathered at St John Vianney Church in Kambalda for a deeply symbolic Easter Vigil, marking the climax of the Sacred Paschal Triduum. Presided over by Fr Errol Lobo — who was also celebrating the first anniversary of his priesthood — the liturgy centred on the Resurrection of Christ.

St Jude’s Church joyfully celebrated Easter with heartfelt liturgies, reflections, and community prayer. Led by Fr Terry Raj, parishioners marked Christ’s resurrection with hope and peace in this Jubilee Year of Pilgrims of Hope.

“Together with the risen Jesus,” Pope Francis wrote his final message to the world on Easter Sunday 20 April, those who trust in God “become pilgrims of hope, witnesses of the victory of love and of the disarmed power of life.”

By Archbishop Timothy Costelloe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuYgu60INV0 Download the PDF Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we draw nearer once again to the celebration of Easter, I invite you to reflect with me, in this Jubilee Year of Hope, on the words of Saint Paul who assures us that "Hope is not deceptive because the love of God has been poured into our hearts by t...

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...

By Bishop Tim Norton If we want be disciples, we’re invited to walk with Jesus in ways that are different to before, sharing His sufferings, imitating his attitudes, ‘emptying’ ourselves in order to live and love in the service of others, writes Broome Bishop Tim Norton in his 20215 Easter Message. This week is the climax of the mission of Jesus Christ on earth, where the deepest meaning...

By Bishop Michael Morrissey An Icon of Mary Magdelene with the resurrected Christ from a Melkite Cathedral in Haifa. Photo: Adobe. With jubilation, Mary Magdalene exclaimed to sceptical Apostles her great news, “I have seen the Lord”! John 20:18 The Apostles were still trying to process and understand their earlier experience of the day having responded to Mary’s previous declaration ...