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Plenary Council Second Assembly: Members called to a deeper discernment
All four motions in part 3 of the document – entitled “Called by Christ – Sent Forth as Missionary Disciples” – achieved qualified majorities on both rounds of voting. Two-thirds of voters present must support a motion to achieve a qualified majority. Photo: Fiona Basile/ACBC
Members of the Plenary Council are being invited to spend additional time to discern after two motions did not ...
Plenary Council Second Assembly: Day 3 Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9v7KrvQB3I
Day 3 highlights video from the Second Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council. Video: Neil Helmore/ACBC.
Council Members listen to wisdom from theological advisors
At the beginning of the second full day of the Second Assembly of the Plenary Council, Members received input from two of the Council’s theological advisers, also known as Periti. Photo: Fiona Basile/ACBC.
At the beginning of the second full day
of the Second Assembly of the Plenary Council, Members received input from two
of the Council’s theological advisers — or periti — on topics being...
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.
Plenary Council Second Assembly: Day 1 Opening Mass Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPgS_YpDvC8
National wage case decision gives low-income earners breathing space but still well below poverty line
The decision by the Fair Work Commission to increase the National Minimum Wage by 5.2 percent is welcome but workers on low incomes will still struggle to make ends meet.
National evangelisation conference set for October
Australian Catholics are being invited to take part in a unique national evangelisation conference on 20-22 October to be hosted online by the Australian Bishops Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry.
Refugee Week 19-25 June: A call to prayer
Join in a national day of online prayer during Refugee Week on Monday, 20 June by registering at: https://bit.ly/RefugeeWeek2022Prayers.
