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Plenary Council Second Assembly: Voting outcomes of first six motions announced
Bishops vote in the initial rounds of the Second Assembly, Monday 4 July. Photo: Fiona Basile/ACBC.
The outcome of the initial rounds of
voting for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia have been announced, with all
relevant motions being passed with a qualified majority.
Members of the Plenary Council voted on
six motions from the Motions
and Amendments document during the past 24 hour...
Plenary Council Second Assembly: We must speak boldly and listen humbly, says Archbishop Costelloe
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB opened the first day of deliberations of the Second Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council, highlighting that we are called to be a Christ-centred Church.
Plenary Council Second Assembly: “Cling to the Cross,” says Bishop Macbeth-Green
Wilcannia-Forbes Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE has told Members gathered for the Second Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia we need to cling to the cross.
Catholics need better understanding of the Mass, says Pope Francis
The majority of a new letter from Pope Francis focuses on helping Catholics learn to recognise and be astounded by the great gift of the Mass and the Eucharist and how it is not simply a weekly “staging” or “representation” of the Last Supper but truly allows people of all times and all places to encounter the crucified and risen Lord and to eat his body and drink his blood.
Socktober invites students to kick goals for good
Catholic Mission’s Socktober campaign which uses the world game of soccer to encourage students in Catholic schools across Australia to kick goals for good, launched Thursday, with 133 schools from across Australia.
ELVIS
Elvis is a highly entertaining, turbocharged biography of a music legend. This lavish, over-the-top production has all the creative hallmarks of its flamboyant director, Baz Luhrmann.
Displaced Ukrainians welcomed at morning tea and information session
Newly arrived displaced persons from Ukraine have earlier this month been welcomed at St Mary’s Cathedral at a morning tea and information session to provide support during their transition into their new life in Australia.
Preach the Gospel, obey the Church, Pope Francis tells Neocatechumenal Way
Members of the Neocatechumenal Way met with Pope Francis as they prepared to send priests and families out “on mission”. He reminded them to preach the Gospel and obey the Church.
Families and forgiveness: Australian family shares their tragic story
In February 2020, Leila and Danny Abdallah lost their children Antony, 13, Angelina, 12, and Sienna, 8, and their niece, Veronique Sakr, 11, when a driver who was drunk and on drugs drove up on the sidewalk.
Since then, what has dominated the Abdallahs’ life is their focus on the power of forgiveness.
Catholic schools provide the gift of knowing Jesus, our hero, says Archbishop Costelloe
In his address for the 2022 LifeLink Day launch for primary schools, Archbishop Costelloe began by defining the word ‘hero’ as “someone who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.”
