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In the first afternoon session for Wednesday 7 July, an overwhelming majority of Members backed a motion to reconsider the two motions from Part 4 of the Council’s Motions and Amendments document entitled “Witnessing to the Equal Dignity of Women and Men”.

In an exclusive interview with The Australian this week, incoming Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB says the Church’s falling support is a “wake-up call” as it works to balance its convictions with the realities of an increasingly secular nation. The Perth Archbishop said the Church needed to be faithful to its core principles a...

All four motions in part 3 of the document – entitled “Called by Christ – Sent Forth as Missionary Disciples” – achieved qualified majorities on both rounds of voting. Two-thirds of voters present must support a motion to achieve a qualified majority. Photo: Fiona Basile/ACBC Members of the Plenary Council are being invited to spend additional time to discern after two motions did not ...

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At the beginning of the second full day of the Second Assembly of the Plenary Council, Members received input from two of the Council’s theological advisers, also known as Periti. Photo: Fiona Basile/ACBC. At the beginning of the second full day of the Second Assembly of the Plenary Council, Members received input from two of the Council’s theological advisers — or periti — on topics being...

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB opened the first day of deliberations of the Second Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council, highlighting that we are called to be a Christ-centred Church.

Derived from the Greek ‘diakonos’ meaning ‘servant’, a deacon’s ministry is one of service to the community and the proclamation of the Word of God. Since the time of the apostles and the early Church, deacons have played an important role in the life and ministry of the Church.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has now commenced inviting expressions of interest for men who are who are willing to discern whether the Permanent Diaconate may be God’s will for them.

Welcome to Issue 36 of The Record Magazine.
Our thanks to our sponsors Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund for their ongoing support. This issue features a special report on Monsignor John Hawes, whose cause for canonisation is being put forward by the Diocese of Geraldton. Exclusive to this issue is our report that the Archdiocese of Perth is set to build a program of discernment for the formation of Permanent Deacons.