Pope Leo XIV will launch the ninth ‘World Day of the Poor’ to Catholics around the world on 16 November 2025. This global appeal occurs the week after the launch of the Archbishop’s annual Christmas Appeal for LifeLink in this Archdiocese.
The Archbishop writes in his Christmas Appeal Letter this year, “Both the World Day of the Poor and our own LifeLink Christmas Appeal offer us a wonderful opportunity to truly embrace and express our faith in a very real and tangible way.
As Pope Leo said, “The poor are not a distraction for the Church, but our beloved brothers and sisters, for by their lives, their words and their wisdom, they put us in contact with the truth of the Gospel”.
Archbishop Costelloe SDB said “My annual Christmas Appeal is the only occasion I take each year to directly ask you – our parishes, parishioners and members of the Western Australian community – to help support the important work of the Church’s welfare and social service agencies in this Archdiocese, and respond compassionately to the plight of our brothers and sisters who are struggling in the community.
Every day, our LifeLink agencies respond to so many desperate calls from families and individuals unable to provide sufficient food or pay electricity, water or gas accounts.
Every day, our LifeLink agencies respond to so many desperate calls from families and individuals unable to provide sufficient food or pay electricity, water or gas accounts.
- ● Our LifeLink agencies respond to increased calls from single parents and victims of domestic violence unable to secure rental accommodation – forced to seek out temporary night by night alternatives or face living in their cars or on the streets.
- ● Calls from pensioners unable to meet general life expenses.
- ● Far too many calls from people feeling isolated, alone and lonely… without hope.
Seems hard to imagine that here ‘at home’ in Perth and around Western Australia, such need can exist at all. Thousands of Western Australian families and individuals will reach out to a LifeLink agency for help this year.
Our Church agencies will respond positively and immediately to provide professional services and support.
They are able to do so as a direct result of the continuing love, compassion and generosity you provide through your donations to my appeal.
Please, give generously to this appeal and help raise a minimum of $750,000 this Christmas.
Let us all rejoice in God’s love and give the gift of 
HOPE
to our brothers and sisters who reach out to us for help.
The Archbishop’s Christmas Appeal will be launched in parishes throughout the Archdiocese on
Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 November 2025.
The Archbishop’s 2025 Christmas Appeal for LifeLink will commence this weekend in parishes throughout the Archdiocese.
Every parish is requested to show at the end of each mass this weekend, 1 & 2 November 2025, a special Video Message from the Archbishop.
This is in advance of the official launch of the Archbishop’s 2025 Christmas Appeal for LifeLink which commences the weekend of 8 & 9 November 2025.