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.

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.

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.

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.

Join in a national day of online prayer during Refugee Week on Monday, 20 June by registering at: https://bit.ly/RefugeeWeek2022Prayers.

Pauline Marie Jaricot was raised to the order of Blessed in the Eurexpo Exhibition Hall in the French city of Lyon. She was born a wealthy heiress and died poor, having embraced not material but spiritual wealth in the love of God.

Since the start of the conflict, Caritas Australia has raised more than $3.5 million for its Ukraine Appeal.

A survey conducted in 2016 by the Valuing Children Initiative (VCI) found that
attitudes towards children directly impact their wellbeing. A repeat survey is being extended to identify key adult attitudes that may be barriers to better outcomes for Australian children.

The James MacGinley award, established by the family of the historian Sr Rosa MacGinley pbvm has been awarded to Adelaide historian Jodie Vandepeer.