Sea Sunday is an opportunity for people to reflect on the challenges faced by seafarers and advocate for their needs.

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Catholics around Australia are being encouraged to support the Peter’s Pence appeal on Sunday, June 29, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Donations to the appeal, which goes back to Medieval times, ...

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has welcomed the appointment by Pope Leo XIV this evening of a new Archbishop of ...

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has welcomed the appointment by Pope Leo XIV this evening of a new Archbishop of Brisbane. The Most Reverend Shane Mackinlay is currently Bishop of Sandhurst ...

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has appointed Fr Anthony (Tony) Doran as Executive Secretary for Liturgy. Bishops Commission for Liturgy chair Archbishop Patrick O’Regan welcomed the ...

A Statement from the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service: In the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, we are reminded we belong to one human family which is best nurtured by a ...

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, has issued the following Easter message: My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, This Easter, as we celebrate the ...

Australia’s Catholic bishops say the federal election is an opportunity to bring hope where hope has been lost, especially for the vulnerable and disadvantaged. Pope Francis has approved the theme ...

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has welcomed the appointment by Pope Francis this evening of a new Bishop of Armidale. The Reverend Dr Peter Murphy is currently the parish administrator of ...

Pope Francis has this evening appointed Perth-based priest, Fr George Kolodziej SDS, to be the fifth Bishop of Bunbury. Fr George, 56, was born in Dobra, Poland, and has been the Superior of the ...