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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Pope Leo asks Catholics to pray for respect for human life
Pope Leo XIV prays for respect for human life as his July 2026 prayer intention in this screenshot from a "Pray with the Pope" video released by the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network on 2 July. Photo: OSV News/Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network.
By Deborah Castellano Lubov
Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics across the globe to join him this July in praying for respect for human life.
In his ...
An almost perfect expression of architecture
Earlier this year, the St Thomas More Church community in Bateman celebrated the blessing and opening of their new Columbarium - a sacred resting place for the ashes of the deceased.
Designed by architect Simon Pendal, the Columbarium was recently awarded the Iwan Iwanoff Award in the Small Project Architecture category of the 2026 WA Architecture Awards.
Highly symbolic, the columbarium...
Catholic youth celebrate the Migrant Jubilee Cross Pilgrimage
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...
Migrant Jubilee Cross welcomed to Western Australia
“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 ...
Call to Pilgrimage and celebration: the Migrant Jubilee Cross
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...
Bateman Parish celebrates sacred resting place
Bateman Parish St Thomas More Church has recently celebrated the official blessing and opening of a new Columbarium.
A significant milestone in the pastoral life of the parish, the columbarium provides a sacred resting place for the ashes of the deceased.
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB led the celebration that included the blessing, opening and a community Mass.
Archbishop Co...
