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Church publishes fifth annual report on child safety
The ongoing work to ensure Catholic settings are safe for children and that organisations are responsive to safeguarding concerns has been outlined in the Church's fifth annual report to the...
Read MoreChurch in Australia mourns death of Pope Benedict XVI
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB says Pope Benedict XVI will long be remembered fondly in Australia as the Pontiff who led young people from around the globe in prayer at World...
Read MoreHolocaust museum and education centre welcomed
Catholic Archbishop Mark Coleridge has welcomed Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's announcement on 22 October to establish the Queensland Holocaust Museum and Education Centre on the grounds of the Catholic Archdiocese of...
Read MoreChurch opens canonical investigation into Bishop Saunders
The Holy See has initiated a canonical investigation into former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders, with Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane appointed to oversee the investigation. Bishop Saunders stood aside as...
Read MoreCatholic Archdiocese of Brisbane welcomes Housing Summit
The Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane has welcomed a state Housing Summit as an opportunity to provide more homes for Queenslanders. The Archdiocese was amongst the stakeholders at today's housing roundtable...
Read MoreStatement from Archbishop Tim Costelloe SDB - President of the ACBC
The death of Queen Elizabeth II, after a long reign marked by extraordinary constancy, fidelity, courage and service, will bring great sadness to many people in Australia, including members of...
Read MoreBishops support Catholic schools with guide on gender, identity
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has released a guide on gender and identity to support Catholic schools in responding to the individual social and pastoral needs of students. Created and...
Read MoreAustralian synthesis for global Synod of Bishops published
Catholics in Australia have expressed a strong need for a Church that is missionary and a Eucharistic community that is inclusive, the national synthesis for the global Synod on Synodality...
Read MoreBishops lament family, domestic violence in annual justice statement
Australia's bishops have used their annual social justice statement to condemn the scourge of domestic and family violence, saying relationships must be "marked by respect and freedom rather than coercion...
Read MoreFifth Plenary Council of Australia closes
The nine-month celebration phase of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia ended on Saturday, with Council Members standing and applauding as president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB formally declared the Council...
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