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Encounters at the Exposition, with the Archdiocese of Perth
Personal encounters that filled the Expo and Justice Centre at the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival numbered in the thousands, as young people from all across Australia gathered to visit the stalls and find out all about the myriad organisations that call the Catholic Church home.
Archbishop Costelloe: ‘God is interested in every one of us’
The young pilgrims gathered with a sense of respect and expectation on Day Two to hear Archbishop of Perth, Timothy Costelloe, give his workshop address at the Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2019: Listening to God, how do we know what God is saying?
ACYF 2019 pilgrims told: ‘Rebuild my Church’
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB welcome more than 5500 pilgrims to ACYF19, which was held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre from 8 to 10 December. Photo: Iceberg Media.
By Jamie O’Brien and Gavin Abraham
Thousands of young
Australian Catholics have been challenged to “go out and rebuild” God’s Church
on the opening day of the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival.
The o...
ACYF 2019: Youth voice their thoughts and ideas at Bishops’ X-Change
Bishops’ X-Change sessions held during the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival have significantly increased the conversation with young people on issues facing the Church and society today.
At closing Mass, festivalgoers told to be courageous
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB delivers his homily to more than 5500 pilgrims during the ACYF19 closing Mass. Photo: Josh Low.
Perth
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has encouraged thousands of young Catholics to
leave the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival ready to open their hearts
and lives to Jesus.
An
open-air Mass at Trinity College in East Perth was the culmination of the
t...
Thousands arrive in Perth for ACYF19
More than 5500 young people have embarked upon Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre from 8 to 10 December for ACYF19. Photo: Iceberg Media.
Thousands of young people from across the country will have arrived in Perth by this evening as the Archdiocese of Perth prepares to host the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival.
When
combined with almost 1800 young Catholics from Western Aus...
Be witnesses to the goodness of God, young Catholics urged
American speaker, evangelist and author Katie Prejean McGrady has told 5500 young Australian Catholics that they are made “not only for something great” in this world, but that they are ultimately made “to worship God for eternity”.
ACYF19 pilgrims told: ‘Rebuild my Church’
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB "hand-passes" the Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2019 to the young people of the Church in his official welcome and catechesis on Sunday 8 December. Photo: Iceberg Media.
Thousands of young Australian Catholics have been challenged to “go out and rebuild” God’s Church on the opening day of the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival.
The openi...
Archbishop Costelloe welcomes youth on eve of ACYF
The Saturday Vigil Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral had a decidedly larger and younger congregation this evening as hundreds of Australian Catholic Youth Festival delegates joined regular parishioners to pray together
ACYF 2019: Three days to go: Perth ready to host and celebrate the vibrant Church of Australia
The Archdiocese of Perth will be officially launching and distributing their latest handbook titled The Power of Freedom (dedicated to Youth and Young Adults) as yet another gift to the young Church of Australia, who will be attending the upcoming 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF).
