In the first afternoon session for Wednesday 7 July, an overwhelming majority of Members backed a motion to reconsider the two motions from Part 4 of the Council’s Motions and Amendments document entitled “Witnessing to the Equal Dignity of Women and Men”.

In an exclusive interview with The Australian this week, incoming Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB says the Church’s falling support is a “wake-up call” as it works to balance its convictions with the realities of an increasingly secular nation. The Perth Archbishop said the Church needed to be faithful to its core principles a...

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 ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9v7KrvQB3I Day 3 highlights video from the Second Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council. Video: Neil Helmore/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, 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...

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...

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.

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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.