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.
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 website to help Catholics celebrate the Jubilee year has been launched by the Bishops Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry.
The National Centre for Evangelisation (NCE) has produced a new resource designed to help incorporate faith and prayer into the practice of sport at all levels.
Pope Francis has this evening appointed Perth-based priest, Fr George Kolodziej SDS, to be the fifth Bishop of Bunbury.
The bishops’ conferences of Australia, Ireland and New Zealand are pooling their expertise and resources in a joint Lectionary project.
Australia’s Catholic bishops have welcomed the installation of the Most Reverend Tim Norton SVD as the third Bishop of Broome.
The Catholic Church in Australia is committed to upholding and protecting the dignity and wellbeing of all people with disabilities.