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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
PALM SUNDAY ’21: Perth Archbishop challenges faithful to walk with Christ through this week of suffering
Palm Sunday of Lent for 2021 has kick-started a multitude of Holy Week and Easter live-streamed services provided by the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth from St Mary’s Cathedral.
EASTER MESSAGE 2021: Bishop Morrissey: ‘Who will roll away the stone for us?’
Geraldton Bishop Michael Morrissey shares his Easter message for 2021.
EASTER MESSAGE 2021: Bishop Sproxton: ‘Easter offers hope to all’
Perth Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton DD shares his Easter message for 2021.
EASTER MESSAGE 2021: Bishop Holohan: ‘Path to peace is to seek God’s will each day as Jesus did’
In his 2021 Easter message, Bunbury Bishop Gerard Holohan speaks about the need to nurture ‘to the full’, the peace only Christ can give, the path to accepting Christ’s peace, and how Christians can renew our efforts.
BISHOP HOLOHAN: Grow in the divine life Jesus wants for us
Bunbury Bishop Gerard Holohan has last week published his Lenten Pastoral Letter, emphasising the need to grow in the divine life Jesus wants for us.
Pope Francis: ‘Fight temptation with faith, prayer, penance’
The Gospel account of Jesus’ temptation in the desert, read each year at the beginning of Lent, is a reminder that following the Lord’s footsteps “is a battle against the spirit of evil,” the Holy Father stated in his 21 February Sunday Angelus address.
Centre for Life, Marriage and Family launches 2021 Lenten Journal
The Archdiocesan Centre for Life, Marriage and Family (CLMF) has made their newly launched 2021 Lenten Journal available for purchase online this week. The Centre aims to provide support for Perth Catholics across the Archdiocese as Lent season approaches.
SPECIAL REPORT: Open yourself to God’s healing power this Lent, says Archbishop Costelloe
In his 2021 Lenten Pastoral Letter, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB says that if during the coming six weeks of Lent we can find the courage and humility to acknowledge that we are, indeed sinful people then we will have begun the journey towards a true celebration of Easter.
ASH WEDNESDAY 2021: Faithful sprinkled with ashes in modified distribution format
The effects of COVID-19 have caused an unconventional start of Lent as worshippers this year received ashes by having them sprinkled on the top of their head. In his Lenten Pastoral Letter for 2021, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke about how this six-week period is an opportunity for the faithful to acknowledge sinfulness as a serious matter that can have destructive effects on others and on ourselves.
Aid to the Church in Need venerates modern martyrs
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has published an online Lenten Calendar for this year’s Lent and Easter to honour and remember modern martyrs who heroically offered their lives for God and their communities.
