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The Record Magazine – Issue 51 [Autumn 2026]

03 Apr 2026

Welcome to Issue 51 of The Record Magazine. In his 2026 Easter Message, Archbishop Costelloe writes that in these times of global uncertainty — marked by international political tensions, conflicts that seem to continue without end, and economic pressures that weigh heavily on many families.

Merriden Parish Priest Fr Phillip Perreau, Woodvale Parish Priest Fr Stan Bendowski, Auxiliary Bishop Dson Sproxton, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, Fr Andrew Bowron, Central Wheatbelt MP Lachlan Hunter and parishioners Heather Giles and John Jeffreys. Photo: Em Louise Photography.

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Merredin Parish called to hope beyond the golden era at centenary Mass

Merriden Parish Priest Fr Phillip Perreau, Woodvale Parish Priest Fr Stan Bendowski, Auxiliary Bishop Dson Sproxton, Archbishop.

14 Aug 2026

Joining Bishop Don in the Mass were concelebrants Very Rev Fr Minh-Thuy Nguyen, Vicar for Clergy and Fr Francis Nguyen, St Charles’ Seminary Rector, as well as Deacon Greg Lowe. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth.

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You are a sign of God’s care for His people, Bishop Sproxton tells staff and volunteers

You are a sign of God's care for His people Bishop Don told the congregation at the 2026 Eucharistic Celebration with Church.

14 Aug 2026

The relic of Saint Carlo Acutis on display in the St Mary’s Cathedral crypt. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth.

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Perth pilgrims flock to venerate the relic of St Carlo Acutis

The relic of Saint Carlo Acutis on display in the St Mary’s Cathedral crypt. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. By.

14 Aug 2026

Let us be generous with ourselves and allow God to work through us, Bishop Nelson said at the National Vocations Awareness Week Mass on Sunday 2 August. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth.

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We all have the call to vocation in our lives: Bishop Nelson Po

Let us be generous with ourselves and allow God to work through us, Bishop Nelson said at the National Vocations Awareness Week.

14 Aug 2026

Bishop Don Sproxton, Ambassador Keith Pitt, Bishop Nelson Po and Archdiocese Chancellor and Executive Director, Daniel Lynch. Photo: Michelle Tan/Archdiocese of Perth.

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Archdiocese welcomes Australian Ambassador to the Holy See

Bishop Don Sproxton, Ambassador Keith Pitt, Bishop Nelson Po and Archdiocese Chancellor and Executive Director, Daniel Lynch..

14 Aug 2026

Social cohesion grows when individuals allow their attitudes and actions to be shaped by love and humility, Living the Gospel in Times of Social Division suggests.

National

Bishops suggest a culture of encounter needed to build social cohesion

Social cohesion grows when individuals allow their attitudes and actions to be shaped by love and humility, "Living the Gospel.

14 Aug 2026

National

Understanding the Church’s social mission in contemporary Australian society

The growing momentum of the Catholic student movement at universities across Australia was demonstrated recently as more than 70.

14 Aug 2026

As part of the competition, schools, students and youth groups are invited to design and build a new sockball using recycled materials. Image: Catholic Mission.

National

Socktober encourages Australian youth to kick goals for good

Catholic Mission is inviting schools across Australia to kick goals for good and compete to create the next official sockball.

14 Aug 2026

Every night across Australia, more than 122,000 people are without a home. Photo: Adobe Stock.

National

Homelessness is not a personal but a policy failure: St Vincent de Paul

The Society is urging the government to recognise housing as a fundamental human right and to make it a national priority..

14 Aug 2026

A Palms Australia Volunteer immerses himself in meeting local chiefs. Photo: Supplied/Palms Australia.

National

New campaign aims to challenge Catholics

“2026 marks the launch of a new campaign by one of Australia’s oldest Catholic international development agencies, Palms.

14 Aug 2026

International

World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul to be ‘a celebration of hope’

By Courtney Mares Preparations are in full swing for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, South Korea, where Pope Leo XIV is.

14 Aug 2026

The project aims to deliver fewer training injuries, improved recruit retention, safer training practices, significant cost savings and better long-term health outcomes for recruits. Photo: Adobe Stock.

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Notre Dame secures funding for police injury prevention research

A major new research program led by the University of Notre Dame Australia is set to transform how police recruits are trained,.

07 Aug 2026

Pope Leo XIV prays during a prayer service at the Cathedral of Holy Mary of Almudena in Madrid June 8, 2026. Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics to pray "for evangelisation in the city" as his August prayer intention, asking the Lord to accompany millions searching for meaning amid the noise and haste of urban life. Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez.

International

Pope Leo calls for evangelisation in the city during August

By OSV News Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics to pray "for evangelisation in the city" as his August prayer intention,.

07 Aug 2026

Professor Campbell (centre) accepts his Honorary Doctorate from ACU Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Zlatko Skrbis and ACU Chancellor the Hon Martin Daubney AM KC. Photo: ACU.

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ACU awards Honorary Doctorate to outgoing UNDA Vice-Chancellor

Australian Catholic University (ACU) has conferred an Honorary Doctorate on the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the University of.

07 Aug 2026

Sisters of Mercy Australia and Papua New Guinea Institute Leader, Sr Karon Donellan and WA Institute Leader, Sr Helen Nolan were also present for the occasion, together with 16 fellow Sisters from across WA, many of whom had been teachers in Mercy Schools during the foundational years. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth.

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Be large-hearted people in large-hearted schools, Archbishop tells Mercy staff

Be large-hearted people in large-hearted schools, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said on the occasion of the 180th.

07 Aug 2026

“Be searchers of an eternal horizon”: Archbishop Comensoli commissions youth as Festival ends

Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don…

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