Bishop of Sandhurst Shane Mackinlay has been elected as the Oceania representative on a commission charged with overseeing the drafting of the final Synod document.
Bishop of Sandhurst Shane Mackinlay has been elected as the Oceania representative on a commission charged with overseeing the drafting of the final Synod document.
Bishop Mykola Bychok CSsR has been nominated as one of the new cardinals to be created at the next consistory in Rome on December 8.
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, has preached during a Mass for the Memorial of Saint Jerome on the first day of the Synod Retreat in Rome.
Fourteen Australian Catholics will enter a retreat on Monday ahead of a month-long global event in Rome aimed at shaping the future of the Church.
Australian Catholics will play a key role in a month-long global event aimed at shaping the future of the Church.
A key papal adviser on Jubilee 2025 says he would welcome Australian dioceses marking the year in a variety of ways.
Canberra, 2 September 2024 – In a heartfelt message for the 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis emphasises the Church’s commitment to walking alongside migrants and refugees. The message theme “God walks with His people,” draws parallels between the biblical Exodus and the journeys of modern-day migrants.
The recent death of Fr Gerald O’Collins SJ brings to a conclusion a remarkable life, marked by faithful and faith-filled service to the Catholic Church in Australia and around the world and indeed, through his teaching and scholarship, to the wider Christian family in Australia and beyond.
Australia’s Catholic bishops say peace is possible if people commit to speaking the truth and redouble efforts to end war.
Former Melbourne priest Joe Caddy has been ordained as the Bishop of Cairns in a ceremony at St Monica’s Cathedral on August 15.