
Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2024
This homily was preached by Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, at St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth, on December 15, 2025.

Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2024
This homily was preached by Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, at St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth, on December 15, 2025.

Executive staff of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference secretariat have met with members of the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.

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.

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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A new study has found Catholic clergy have a strong sense of wellbeing and recommended further work on ways to support them.

The Bishops Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry has appointed Bishop of Bunbury George Kolodziej SDS as bishop delegate for youth.

Renowned Australian Biblical scholar Fr Francis Moloney SDB has died in his home city of Melbourne aged 85.

Deputy General Secretary of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Jeremy Stuparich will retire at the end of this year after 14 years of service.

A contingent of 24 Australians is in Rome to celebrate the Church’s commitment to walking together in hope and mission.