In celebrating the ordination of five men to the priesthood, Perth Salesian Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said the Lord is asking them to let go of everything holding them back from giving themselves fully and finally to God; to surrender themselves to God and allow God to remake them, to reshape them, into something, or rather someone, new.

Deacon Grzegorz Rapcewicz will this week be ordained the 43rd priest from Perth’s Redemptoris Mater Seminary by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB. Hailing originally from Warsaw, Poland, Dcn Grzegorz highlighted the importance the domestic church had on his faith journey, which ultimately led him to the priesthood.

Baldivis Parish Priest for the past 11 years, Father Geoff Aldous has last month celebrated his 80th birthday. This weekend, he will be officially retiring from his Baldivis duties. Fr Aldous reflects on his journey with The Record and explains how he intends to keep busy in his priestly ministry, beyond retirement.

Aid to the Church in Need Australia launched a prayer campaign asking people to add to a spiritual bouquet of Masses praying for the multitude of needs surrounding the pandemic, as Australia notes the one-year anniversary of the first case of Covid-19.

The final profession solemn Mass of Somascan Brother Sheldon Burke was celebrated by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, concelebrated by Fr Pierluigi Vajra CRS, Fr Johnson D’Souza CRS, Fr Joseph Kakumanu CRS, Fr Pierangelo Borali CRS, joined by Vincentian Fathers and Archdiocesan priests on Saturday 21 November at Spearwood Parish. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. Committed in God’s love and humb...

Fr Philip (right) was ordained alongside Fr Huynh Nguyen by Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey on 17 November 1995 at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Supplied. Twenty-five years ago, on 17 November 1995, a 40-year-old Father Philip Perreau stood before family and friends at the Saint Mary’s Cathedral sanctuary as a newly ordained priest of the Archdiocese of Perth. Sharing his journey with The...

Saint Charles’ seminarian Nicholas Diedler has been formally received as a candidate for Ordination, seven years since first answering the call to a priestly vocation.

Dozens of priests, deacons and seminarians convened for the annual clergy Mass on Tuesday 22 September 2020.

The experience of suffering a stroke three years ago has not stopped Father Alfonsas Savickis from dedicating his heart and mind to his life’s calling and vocation.

Salesian priest Father Frank Freeman SDB, who now resides at the Salesian Province Centre in Ascot Vale in Victoria, has last month celebrated 60 years of priesthood.