Catholic Mission is now represented across all four WA dioceses following the appointment of Sr Victoria Kithungu ASE as Diocesan Director for Broome. Sr Victoria joins fellow directors Francis Leong in the Perth Archdiocese, Rosemary Taylor in the Geraldton Diocese and Shendelle Mullane in the Bunbury Diocese. Hailing from Kenya, Sr Victoria is the first overseas religious sister to be ...

Inspirational reflections on faith, mission and service featured prominently at the recent Leadership Breakfast event hosted by the Knights of the Southern Cross WA. Three women who hold prominent positions in the areas of mission, outreach and religious education captivated the large audience with their personal reflections on faith, vocation and service that revealed not only the diversit...

Archbishop Costello blesses the palms during Palm Sunday Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sunday 29 March 2026. Photo: Samuel Chan/Archdiocese of Perth. Jesus gave His life for us out of love for us so that through His death we might find forgiveness for our sins and even now enter into the new life of the risen Christ, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB reminded the faithful attending Palm Sunda...

By Bishop of Bunbury, George Kolodziej SDS My dear friends Christ is risen! Alleluia! We are witnesses, called to share what we have found in Christ! Bishop Kolodziej has urged us to not be afraid of being missionary disciples. Photo: Supplied. In the Acts of the Apostles on Easter Sunday, we hear St Peter proclaim with great conviction: “We are witnesses.” (Acts 10:39). These w...

By Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ As we once again enter into the sacred mystery of Easter, our hearts turn to the profound truth at the very centre of our faith: that Jesus Christ, crucified and buried, has truly risen from the dead. In Him, the power of sin and death has been broken, and a new and unheard-of hope has been planted deep within us:...

The Pontifical Mission Societies have appointed Peter Gates as national director of Catholic Mission, the Pope’s mission agency in Australia. Peter brings more than three decades of service to the role, most recently as deputy national director. He has been central to strengthening missionary formation, deepening parish and school engagement with the Church’s universal mission and guidin...

Fr Kenneth concelebrates Mass with Bishop Sproxton and his fellow priests. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. The Kelmscott parish community gathered in joyful celebration last October for the installation of Rev Fr Kenneth Acosta Garcia as their new parish priest - a moment that marked both continuity and renewal in the life of the parish. The occasion signalled the beginning of a new chapter for th...

Women have always lived out their faith with responsibility, agency, and a deep sense of mission Bishop Michael Morrissey, Bishop of Geraldton and the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Delegate for Women, Bishops Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry has said. In a pastoral letter to commemorate International Women’s Day, Bishop Morrissey said the Gospel has numerous exampl...

The compassion of the Samaritan: loving by bearing another’s pain. That was the theme - drawn from the parable of the Good Samaritan - that Pope Leo XIV selected for the 34th World Day of the Sick which was celebrated on February 11. In his message to commemorate the day, Pope Leo said, “we live immersed in a culture of speed, immediacy and haste - a culture of ‘discard’ and indifference...

While it is only in its infancy, the Kirup Camino Catholic pilgrimage is already attracting a strong supporter base among the faithful. Held near the end of 2025 to launch World Mission Month in the Bunbury Diocese, the 2025 Kirup Camino was attended by more than 60 pilgrims – more than double the number of participants of the 2024 event. As part of the 2025 event, more than $1,000 was ...