In ordaining new Brisbane Auxiliary Bishop Tim Norton, Archbishop Mark Coleridge said that the new bishop would have to discover and shape his own profile and identity as bishop, “not unlike what Pope Francis has done and is doing as Bishop of Rome”.
With a history dating back to 1963, expressions of interest for the sale of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Yuna and associated 1.2ha land are now being sought from the public. By Amanda Murthy.
Cathcroc launched by the Diocese of Darwin is an opportunity for the younger generation to connect with the Darwin Bishop Charles Gauci in a fun interactive way to learn about the Catholic faith.
Father Michael Boudaher was ordained a Maronite priest on 18 December 2021 at Our Lady of Lebanon Church, Thornbury, Melbourne. Mass celebrant Eparch of the Eparchy of Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay said ‘’priests becomes the bridge between humanity and the Divine.”
American Archbishop Charles Balvo, a veteran of the Vatican’s diplomatic service for more than 30 years, will assume the role of Apostolic Nuncio to Australia. Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Coleridge said Archbishop Balvo “comes to us at a complex and challenging time in the Church and in Australia.
National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) Executive Director Jacinta Collins has this week appeared before a Joint Parliamentary Committee Inquiry with NCEC Deputy Director Sally Egan considering the long-awaited Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and related bills.
In his Christmas message, Catholic Religious Australia President, Brother Peter Carroll FMS offers his Advent reflection, citing that it is slipping away: one week more and then Christmas. The candles of the wreath have changed colour: violet to rose and soon to Christmas white or gold, and we’re moving through the advent themes represented in the candles: hope, peace, joy, and love.
Cardinal Luis Tagle has last week consecrated the new Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral in Bahrain, inviting the congregation to come home often, to meet and converse and talk with our merciful Father.