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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Melkite bishop reflects on Church’s journey of inclusion
The Eastern Catholic Churches in Australia have journeyed from being listed as migrant chaplaincies to being accepted as integral within the Catholic Church, Melkite Bishop Robert Rabbat has said.
During their May plenary meeting in Sydney, members of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference gathered in Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel for a Mass celebrated in the Melkite tradition.
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We remain a people of hope: Cardinal Bo
Australia’s Catholic bishops have been told Myanmar is going through a “polycrisis” five years after the military coup.
Speaking on the opening day of the biannual plenary of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference in Sydney on 8 May, Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, said his country was going through simultaneous economic, employment, social, health and education crises.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB re-elected ACBC President
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has been re-elected President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. Auxiliary Bishop Nelson Po has been appointed to the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service. Photo: Aaron Kong/Archdiocese of Perth.
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has been re-elected President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference during the May ...
Plenary Council Member Introduction – Sr Mary Ryan OP
We are pleased to introduce to you, Congregational Leader of the Dominican Sisters Western Australia, Sr Mary Ryan OP.
Plenary Council Member Introduction: Gemma Thomson
Introducing our Plenary Member, Gemma Thompson, Dean of Mission and Catholic Identity at Iona Presentation College.
Plenary Council Member Profile: Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB
Our first member profile is of course, our own Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB.
Educated at St Peter’s Parish Primary School, East Bentleigh and at Salesian College, Chadstone, from where he graduated in 1971.
In 1985, Archbishop Costelloe made his Final Profession as a Salesian of Don Bosco and was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Sir Frank Little on 25 October 1986.
‘Do not tear down the Lord’s Church, instead renew and restore it’ – Archbishop Costelloe
Gathering in the name of Jesus, more than 350 worshippers congregated for Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday 4 October to witness the commissioning of 12 local delegates who have the privilege of representing the Archdiocese of Perth in the upcoming Plenary Council as representatives of religious congregations and other Church bodies.
Inaugural Episcopal Vicar for Education and Faith Formation hopes to bridge gaps and foster discipleship
Father Vincent Glynn officially commenced his role as the first Episcopal Vicar for Education and Faith Formation and a member of the Archdiocese of Perth Curia on 1 July 2020. His appointment by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB indicates the importance that the Archbishop places on these areas of ministry in the Church.
Fourth Plenary Council of Australia and New Zealand: September 1937 – Part 2
This is the second part of the article on the 1937 fourth Plenary Council of Australia and New Zealand, the seventh in the series on the councils of the Catholic Church in Australia held between 1844 and 1937. It examines the preparation, proceedings and decrees of the Council, the decisions which followed it, and the efforts to evangelise Australia’s Aboriginal peoples.
