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This homily was preached by Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, at St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth, on December 15, 2025.
The following statement can be attributed to Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB:
The violence and horror which descended upon Bondi on Sunday evening have shaken Australians to the core.
Executive staff of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference secretariat have met with members of the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
The Australian Catholic Youth Festival has been hailed as a time of listening, deepening of faith and friendship.
About 6000 young people from around Australia and the Oceania region gathered from November 30 to December 2 for the festival, held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Cardinal Mykola Bychok, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk and Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe meet in Melbourne.
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB met with members of the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Melbourne this week.
International Day of People with Disabilities will be celebrated on December 3 under the theme “Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress”.
Archbishop of Melbourne Peter Comensoli has delivered the homily at the closing commissioning mass for the Australian Catholic Youth Festival at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Cardinal Mykola Bychok addressed the opening plenary of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival in Melbourne on November 30.
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Qwayne Guevara has been appointed Facilitator for Formation and Young People at the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s National Centre for Evangelisation.
A new study has found Catholic clergy have a strong sense of wellbeing and recommended further work on ways to support them.