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Sea Sunday is an opportunity for people to reflect on the challenges faced by seafarers and advocate for their needs.

A Statement from the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service: In the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, we are reminded we belong to one human family which is best nurtured by a ...

Australia’s Catholic bishops have approved a liturgy which incorporates elements of Aboriginal language and culture. A motion was passed at the plenary meeting of the Australian Catholic Bishops ...

As a vote on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament nears, Australia’s bishops have encouraged Catholics to read and discuss the Uluru Statement from the Heart – the document from which the Voice proposal ...

Pope Francis has this evening announced that Society of the Divine Word priest Fr Tim Norton will become an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Brisbane. Fr Norton, who is currently in ministry in ...

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has welcomed the introduction of the Religious Discrimination Bill, which will provide basic human rights protections for Australians of all faiths and none ...

Pope Francis has this evening appointed Perth-based priest, Fr George Kolodziej SDS, to be the fifth Bishop of Bunbury. Fr George, 56, was born in Dobra, Poland, and has been the Superior of the ...

Australia’s Catholic bishops say the federal election is an opportunity to bring hope where hope has been lost, especially for the vulnerable and disadvantaged. Pope Francis has approved the theme ...

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has appointed Fr Anthony (Tony) Doran as Executive Secretary for Liturgy. Bishops Commission for Liturgy chair Archbishop Patrick O’Regan welcomed the ...

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has welcomed the appointment by Pope Leo XIV this evening of a new Archbishop of Brisbane. The Most Reverend Shane Mackinlay is currently Bishop of Sandhurst ...