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National Family Pilgrimage off to Philadelphia

Sep 18, 2015 01:00 pm

Source: ACBC Communications

National Family Pilgrimage off to Philadelphia

Bishop Michael Kennedy departs with representatives from many Australian dioceses today to join with 150 other nations at the World Meeting of Families in America later this month. The World Meeting of Families will take place at Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia from 22-25 September 2015. Pope Francis will attend the gathering that centres on [...] more

  

 

Bishops call on politicians to support marriage and consider a popular vote

Sep 18, 2015 07:00 am

Source: ACBC Communications

Bishops call on politicians to support marriage and consider a popular vote

Australia's Catholic bishops have urged politicians to resolve the divisive debate on proposals to redefine marriage. A Senate report on holding a popular vote on marriage was tabled today. In a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee for the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, the Chair of the Bishops Commission for Family, [...] more

  

 

Australasian Catholic Press Association celebrates 60th Anniversary in Broome

Sep 17, 2015 06:00 pm

Source: Aoife Connors

Australasian Catholic Press Association Conference

A very warm welcome, endless hospitality and a buzz of energy marked the 60th anniversary of the Australasian Catholic Press Association (ACPA), celebrated in the Diocese of Broome last week, 8-11 September. From the bishop to the diocesan staff, the elders to the missionaries, the people of Broome ensured that every journalist and communications specialist [...] more

  

 

Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Bishop Eugene Hurley and Dr Maria Harries Represent Australia at Synod on the Family

Sep 17, 2015 03:05 pm

Source: ACBC Communications

Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Bishop Eugene Hurley and  Dr Maria Harries Represent Australia at Synod on the Family

Pope Francis has appointed Dr Maria Harries AM as an independent auditor at the 14th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will take place at the Vatican in Rome next month. This means Dr Harries will contribute to the Synod discussions on the family as a Catholic laywoman. Dr Harries is Chair of [...] more

  

 

ACBC bids farewell to Cheryl Curnow at Natural Fertility Australia

Sep 16, 2015 05:29 pm

Source: ACBC Communications

ACBC bids farewell to Cheryl Curnow at Natural Fertility Australia

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference hosted a special thank you dinner and bid farewell to Mrs Cheryl Curnow, Program Manager of Natural Fertility Australia (NFA), this week. Over the last twenty years, Cheryl combined her strong work ethic, a commitment to her family and her faith, with her career at NFA. Dedicated to raising her [...] more

  

 

Pure of Heart

Theme song announced for ACYF15

Sep 16, 2015 10:00 am

Source: ACBC Communications

Pure of Heart

'Where can we see God?', a simple question that triggered a young song writer to compose the lyrics chosen as the theme song for the Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) this year. Taking the theme of the Festival, 'Blessed are the pure of heart for they shall see God', Genevieve Bryant asked herself, 'where can [...] more

  

 

Victoria's newest bishops attend 'baby bishop school'

Sep 15, 2015 04:22 pm

Source: Catherine Sheehan, Media and Communications Office, Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne

Victoria's newest bishops attend 'baby bishop school'

VICTORIA'S newest bishops are currently in Rome attending a seminar for recently ordained bishops, often fondly referred to as 'baby bishop school'. Bishop Pat O'Regan from the Sale diocese and Melbourne auxiliary bishops Terry Curtin and Mark Edwards OMI are attending the seminar, which includes a personal audience with Pope Francis for each bishop. 125 [...] more

  

 

The Economics of Laudato Si' – no surprises here

Sep 15, 2015 12:03 pm

Source: ACBC Communications

The Economics of Laudato Si' – no surprises here

Criticisms of the economics of Laudato Si' are without foundation, a new paper by the Australian Catholic Council for Employment Relations (ACCER) states. The paper titled, The Economics of Laudato Si' – no surprises here, clearly demonstrates that what Pope Francis has said on economic issues is sound and is perfectly consistent with earlier Catholic [...] more

  

 

For those who've come across the seas

Opinion editorial by Bishop Vincent Long ofm conv

Sep 14, 2015 05:09 pm

Source: ACBC Communications

For those who've come across the seas

The Prime Minister's announcement that Australia will be taking an extra 12,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq on a temporary basis is a generous response to the refugee crisis we have been watching on our television screens over the past few weeks. The journey of a refugee is chaotic and risky. From the moment of [...] more

  

 

New Procedures for Cases Declaring Nullity of Marriage

Sep 14, 2015 11:43 am

Source: ACBC Communications

New Procedures for Cases Declaring Nullity of Marriage

Introducing reforms to the legal structures around marital nullity, Pope Francis published two apostolic letters motu proprio on Tuesday 8 September 2015. The letters are known as Mitis et misericors Iesus   and  Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus.   The first is a reform of the canon law procedure on marriage of the Oriental Churches and the second on the reform [...] more

  

 

The Family Fully Alive

World Meeting of Families 2015

Sep 13, 2015 12:03 am

Source: By Aoife Connors

The Family Fully Alive

We believe it takes a village to raise a child and so much of our village is the Catholic Church, Cathy and Matt Bourke told the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) recently. 'Raising families is an extremely vulnerable time of life and possibly the hardest job to get right. It is the most important vocation [...] more

  

 

Healing Families for a Fully Human World

Opinion editorial by Bishop Michael Kennedy

Sep 12, 2015 05:11 pm

Source: ACBC Communications

Healing Families for a Fully Human World

From 22-27 September, thousands of families from around the world will gather in Philadelphia with Pope Francis for the eighth World Meeting of Families. Events such as this would have been frowned upon by the likes of Karl Marx and Fredreich Engels who advocated for the 'abolition of the family' in their 1848 Communist Manifesto. [...] more

  

 

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