Ballajura Parish Mary MacKillop Church has been blessed with a new statue of the Virgin Mary, titled ‘Our Lady of Ballajura, Comforter of Migrants’ with Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe inviting all Christians to have her words ‘Do whatever he tells you’ emblazoned on their heart.

The convening of the Diocesan Assembly, said Archbishop Costelloe, is a relatively modest initiative, but it is designed to set a pattern for ongoing consultation and discernment. The First Archdiocesan Assembly is set to be launched Sunday 4 June at St Mary’s Cathedral.

Catholic Outreach Director Marietta Russo told The Record that the Immaculate Heart Care program at Scarborough Parish is the perfect example of those who offer their time, energy and talents to help those in the community in need of assistance.

Speaking at the National Volunteers Week Thanksgiving Mass, Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton retold how when he was in primary school at Bayswater and Bedford, schools depended on the parents, firstly, to build the school by self-help and then, continue to develop the amenities needed for a more complete education of their children.

Sunday 30 April marked Good Shepherd Sunday, where 13 men made enquiries at St Charles Seminary as part of the annual Vocations Open Day.

Speaking at the 50^th anniversary of the Our Lady of the Rosary Church of Doubleview Parish, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB explained that the parish, under the care of the Dominican friars, has been striving to live in communion with the Lord and His Church, and was coming together to celebrate all the ways in which the community has been faithful to this call.

The college community, Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) representatives, and guests gathered for the blessing and opening of stages 3, 3a and 3b of the college’s construction project on Thursday, 16 March.

Speaking Sunday evening 30 April at the blessing of the new icons at Redemptoris Mater Seminary, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB reflected on the Gospel reading of Matthew 25: 31-46, emphasising the call to be the face of the Father’s mercy.

ACPA President and Diocese of Townsville Communications Media Manager Neil Helmore said the Conference is this year looking to increase the knowledge of Catholic communications professionals and how they can listen, speak, and communicate with heart.

In this episode, we hear from Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB who is part of the team preparing the global synod summit. As a senior figure in the Australian Catholic Church, he has been deeply involved in synodality, and what it means for the Church.

"I think one of the most important things we have experienced during these ecclesial, continental assemblies, is that there is in fact more than one way of being the church," said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth, a member of the Synod preparatory commission and President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.

Members of Perth’s school and parish communities, especially any who have a past association with Doubleview, are warmly invited to attend any of the upcoming as part of the 50^th anniversary celebrations.

The faith formation and social education session at St Mary’s Cathedral saw 17 participants enjoy a morning tea while learning about the church response to modern slavery and what they could do as individuals to assist.

To begin drafting the working document, the group of experts – including Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB - have met behind closed doors to discuss the continental stage of the Synod on Synodality as a whole and analyse the seven final documents submitted by each of the regional assemblies.

“As the trusted adults in our children’s lives we can support them to maximise the benefits and minimise the risks,” Perth Archdiocese Director of Safeguarding Barbara Blayney has said, ahead of a online workshop for Cyber Safety and Digital Wellness.

In ordaining Perth born Deacon Nicholas Diedler to the Priesthood, Friday 24 March at St Mary’s Cathedral, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe explained that it is God who has given us the gift of the ordained ministry as an indispensable ministry of service to God’s holy people.

The Social Profile of the Catholic Community in Australia is the latest in a series of reports published following each national Census, providing extensive demographic information on Australian Catholics.

St Charles Seminary Rector Fr Francis Nguyen is inviting all single men from across the Archdiocese of Perth to a day of reflection to recognise the voice of Jesus in their life.

As one of six finalists for the Tiny Tourism Town award, the vote is now put to the public to determine the winner.

Speaking in a Pastoral Letter released Tuesday 11 April, Archbishop Costelloe explained that the Assembly will consider the re-establishment of a Diocesan Pastoral Council.

As the Perth Palm Sunday 2023 theme and promotional flyer highlighted, guests gathered to ‘Walk for Peace… against the horrors of war and persecution that forces people to flee their homes’.

“We Catholics believe, that is, we know with the certainty of our faith, that in Jesus we have so much more than a really good man who lived a wonderful life and left us a remarkable legacy and a powerful teaching,” said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, speaking on Palm Sunday, 2 April.

“God really is as close to us, and as compassionate and merciful towards us, and as loving, as Jesus proclaimed him to be,” Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said, speaking during his homilies for Easter at St Mary’s Cathedral.