Perth Vicar General Fr Peter Whitely told the assembly his group’s discernment on prayer sparked concerns that “too few young people in our schools have not yet been invited into a close relationship with Jesus”. Photo: Max Hoh. The 278 members of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia have continued to break open the 16 questions related to how we can create a more missionary, Christ-centr...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ4Ylu9Mmi4 As the first general assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia nears the halfway point, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has preached on the power of prayer and trust in the Holy Spirit. Celebrating Mass for the third full day of the Council, Archbishop Fisher’s homily reflected on Luke’s Gospel of the day, when the disciples ask Jesus h...

The first “spiritual conversations” of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia covered a broad range of thoughts and topics from Baptism being the place for fundamental conversion to the need for the Church to tend to its past and current failures.

The development of the prayer resources for the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia has required a different way of thinking, said Mercy Sister Kerry Willison, Chair of the Plenary Council Liturgy Committee and Director of Liturgy for the Archdiocese of Perth.

Plenary Member Sister Chitra Justin OSM Celebrates 25 years of Service in Australia on the first day of Assembly 1. Photo: Max Hoh. The Perth Plenary Members came together today, between sessions on day one of the first Assembly of the Plenary Council, to celebrate Sister Chitra Justin OSM’s 25th anniversary as a Servite Sister. “It is very special that my anniversary falls on the same d...

Here are some of the highlights of the Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia at St Mary's Cathedral, Perth, on Sunday 3 October, 2021. The Aboriginal Cross stands in front of the lectern for the Book of the Gospels at St Mary’s Cathedral for the Opening Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council on Sunday 3 October at St Mary’s Cathedral. Plenary Councils Members Sr Lucy Van Kess...

The issue of Conversion in the Agenda of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia invites Members to think about how we might better accompany one another on the journey of personal and communal conversion which mission in Australia requires.

The 2021 World Mission Month was launched with a digital campaign, connecting mission partners from around the world. The campaign sheds light on the dedication of missionaries to serving people in places where poverty and disadvantage compound the devastating impact of COVID-19.

In this special report, Paul Cleary writes about Mercy Sisters Bernadette Kennedy and Bernadine Daly, who answered a call to work with Aboriginal people in the late 70’s in the mid-west WA town of Roebourne.

The Catholic Church has welcomed Australian Government support for international efforts to amend intellectual property rights to ensure more people can access life-saving COVID-19 vaccines.