Catholics around Australia will mark Safeguarding Sunday on September 13.

More than 70 bishops, youth ministry leaders and diocesan directors for evangelisation from across Australia gathered in North Sydney from 27-28 August.
A statement from President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, regarding the Christopher Saunders case.
The following pastoral letter has been issued by Bishop of Broome Tim Norton after the delivery of the District Court of Western Australia jury verdict in the Christopher Saunders case.

Malcolm Turnbull speaks at CSSA anniversary dinner (Image: Paul Chapman)
This is the full text of the McCosker Oration delivered to mark the 70th anniversary of Catholic Social Services Australia by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

This is the full text of the address by the chair of the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service, Bishop Tim Harris, at the launch of the social justice statement, Living the Gospel in Times of Social Division, in Brisbane on August 7, 2026.
We gather today with hope, compassion and a shared desire for a more peaceful, united Australia.

Australia’s Catholic bishops have urged a renewed focus on ways to make Australia a more cohesive society.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Monsignor Stuart Hall as Bishop to the Military Ordinariate of Australia.

Sister Mary Leahy boards a cargo ship to meet with crew. (Image: Stella Maris Australia)
Australian Catholic have been encouraged to reflect on the lives and experiences of mariners on Sea Sunday (July 12).

The dynamic role that migrant communities play within a synodal Church will be the focus of a national conference in August 2026.