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News Archives

  • 2021
  • 2020

    COVID-19 Update: New Directives for Churches and Chapels [Ref: 2020.9]
    COVID-19 Update: New Directives for Churches and Chapels [Ref: 2020.8]
    COVID-19 Update: New Directives for Churches and Chapels [Ref: 2020.7]
    Pastoral Letter by The Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB Archbishop of Perth (18 May 2020)
    COVID-19 Update: New Directives for Churches and Chapels [Ref: 2020.6]
    Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB - Easter Message 2020
    Cardinal Pell High Court Judgement
    Pastoral Letter by The Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB Archbishop of Perth [Ref: 2020.4]
    Pastoral Letter by The Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB Archbishop of Perth [Ref: 2020.3]
    Revised and temporary changes to be implemented in relation to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) [Ref: 2020.2]
    Revised and temporary changes to be implemented in relation to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) [Ref: 2020.1]
    Communique
    Temporary Mass changes as a result of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    Advice on coronavirus and liturgical practice
    Bushfire Crisis

  • 2019

    Archbishop's Response on Voluntary Assisted Dying Legislation WA 11 Dec 2019
    Statement Re: Voluntary Assisted Dying Legislation
    Statement on the Seal of Confession
    2019 Christmas Message
    Archbishop Costelloe Statement on Legislation of Mandatory Reporting
    Archbishop Costelloe Statement on Cardinal Pell High Court Appeal (November 2019)
    Archbishop Costelloe Statement on Cardinal Pell
    Statement on Cardinal Pell by Archbishop Mark Coleridge
    Euthanasia - Care for Life (Video Two)
    Media Statement on the Confessional Seal
    Euthanasia - Care for Life (Video One)
    2019 Easter Message
    Rev Fr Joseph Tran
    Special Lenten Message 2019
    Statement on NZ Tragedy
    Pastoral Letter on Cardinal George Pell
    Message on conviction of Cardinal George Pell

  • 2018

    2018 Christmas Message
    WA Bishops Pastoral Letter - Doctor-assisted suicide and Euthanasia
    ACBC/CRA response to the Royal Commission
    End of Life Pastoral Statement
    Pentecost Sunday 2018 Pastoral Letter
    2018 Easter Message
    Lent 2018 Pastoral Letter

  • 2017

    2017 Christmas Message
    2017 Easter Message
    2017 Lenten Pastoral Message
    Pastoral Letter - Final Hearings into Catholic Church of Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse
    Catholic leader laments brutality of our society
    Pastoral Letter - International Day of People with Disability 2017
    Pastoral Letter - Mental Health Week 2017
    Important Correction
    Statement from Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB
    Media Statement on Catholic School Ethos
    Interview with 6PR Radio (Same Sex Marriage)
    Pastoral Letter - Same-Sex Marriage
    Same Sex Marriage Comments
    Same Sex Marriage Debate

  • 2016

    2016 Christmas Message
    Archbishop Costelloe responds to Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, The Joy of Love
    2016 Easter Message
    The Royal Commission continues its work Statement
    Archbishop reiterates support for the work of the Royal Commission Statement
    Archbishop Hart Media Release - Investigations concerning Cardinal George Pell
    Melbourne’s Archbishop ‘appalled’ at public criticism of Cardinal Pell
    2016 Pastoral Letter for Lent (Year C)

  • 2015
  • 2014

    Archbishop Strategic vision