The pilgrimage of the Migrant Jubilee Cross across Western Australia has become a powerful reminder of the Church’s call to welcome the stranger, honour cultural diversity and journey together in faith. Welcomed to the Perth Archdiocese in April, the cross drew Catholics from numerous parishes and cultural communities into prayer, reflection, celebration and pilgrimage. In celebrating th...

As the Pilgrimage of the Migrant Jubilee Cross continues to make its way around the state, the Catholic Youth Ministry’s Penelope Watt offers the following reflection. On Sunday 19 April, the Catholic Youth Ministry celebrated the arrival of the Migrant Jubilee Cross in Perth with a summit and mass at St Mary’s Cathedral. On Sunday 19 April, the Catholic Youth Ministry celebrated the arr...

The Migrant Jubilee Cross has last weekend Sunday 3 May transitioned from the Perth Archdiocese to the Bunbury Diocese at a Mass celebrated at St Mary’s Cathedral. The Migrant Jubilee Cross is considered a gift from migrant communities to the Church - a place that symbolises welcome and belonging, integration and solidarity. Deacon Greg Lowe said the Migrant Jubilee Cross provided an opp...

“We have gathered around this Migrant Cross, a sacred sign inviting us to recognise the dignity of every person, and to welcome the stranger as Christ among us,” Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said recently. Celebrating the Welcome Mass for the Migrant Jubilee Cross, Archbishop Costelloe was joined by concelebrants Fr Paul Hyunh, Fr Thomas Zureich, Fr Yosep Remegius Asnabun, Fr Chrispine ...

Set on a boat-shaped base, the 1.5 meter-wooden cross is made from Australian recycled timber and incorporates the Southern Cross constellation. Photo: Archdiocese of Melbourne. This Easter season, Catholic parishes, parishioners and communities across Western Australia are invited to participate in a special moment in the life of the Church - the Pilgrimage of the Migrant Jubilee Cross tha...