Bishops are looking forward to the Australian Catholic Youth Festival as an opportunity to listen to and engage with the Church’s emerging leaders – its young people.
Youth Festival is opportunity for leaders to listen
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Australia welcomes refugees and migrants
Australians have been urged to reflect on the values of compassion, justice and hope as Catholic communities mark the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on October 5.
Tributes flow for Bishop Pat Power
Bishop Patrick Percival Power, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, has died in Canberra aged 83.
Creating a safe, hope-filled and welcoming Church
The Church must not only be a safe place for children and young people but a place of welcome.
CathNews wins top Catholic press honour
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference daily e-newsletter CathNews has taken out the main award at the Australasian Catholic Press Association annual conference in Canberra.
Ecclesial communities and movements gather in Sydney
Representatives of 25 ecclesial communities and movements met with Australia’s Catholic bishops in Sydney from August 21 to 22 to strengthen their relationships and discuss ways to effectively collaborate.
Time to deepen solidarity with migrants and refugees
Australian Catholics are encouraged to reflect on stories of hope as they mark the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sunday, October 5.
Reflecting on a 75-year journey of faith and unity
In 1950, Catholic bishops issued On Immigration, a landmark pastoral letter urging the community to offer generosity to those seeking to make Australia their new home.
Death of Bishop Emeritus Peter Stasiuk
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, has paid tribute to the late Bishop Peter Stasiuk, Emeritus Bishop of the Ukrainian Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne.
Bishop Stasiuk died aged 82 in his birth country of Canada.
2025 Social Justice Statement launch address
Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service chair Tim Harris delivered the following address at the launch of the 2025 Social Justice Statement in Canberra on Wednesday, 13 August.