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Archbishop Mark Coleridge's SYNOD24 Pastoral Message
Since 2018, the Church in Australia has been on a journey of listening, dialogue, and discernment to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This has led to the creation...
Read MoreAustralia Day Message
Australia Day is marked in different ways by the different peoples who form the rich tapestry of this nation lying beneath the Southern Cross. For some it is a moment...
Read MorePersonal reflections on "The Voice"
The Referendum on the Voice brings Australia to a threshold moment, since it looks not only to our past but to our future, not only to what we have been...
Read MoreA Pastoral Statement on the Referendum
Original Art - 'Reconciliation with Aborigines' (C) Michael Galovic - 1999 The Referendum on the Voice brings Australia to a threshold moment, since it looks not only to our past...
Read MoreNAIDOC Week Message
This week we celebrate NAIDOC Week, highlighting the theme 'For Our Elders', which recognises that across every generation Elders have played and continue to play an important role and hold...
Read MoreStatement RE: reinstating the Sunday Obligation in wake of COVID-19 threat receding
When the COVID pandemic struck, I joined other bishops in deciding for a dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass. Now that the pandemic seems to be receding, it...
Read MoreArchbishop Mark Coleridge's Lenten Pastoral Letter 2022
LED BY THE SPIRIT A Lenten Letter to the People of God in the Archdiocese of Brisbane Dear sisters and brothers, "Grace be with you who love our Lord Jesus...
Read MoreBishops formally convoke Fifth Plenary Council
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has formally convoked the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, with its president Archbishop Mark Coleridge signing the required decree on Pentecost Sunday. The decree of...
Read MoreWelcome Back to Mass - Archbishop Mark Coleridge
As restrictions to curb COVID-19 ease Archbishop Coleridge asks that we once again come together to rejoice in the gift of each other and enjoy the feast at the table...
Read MoreArchbishop Mark Coleridge's Lenten Pastoral Letter 2020
As we come to Ash Wednesday we think of the ocean of ashes in which we have drowned as the fires have engulfed the land. Ours is a land of...
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