Coming off the back of the worst global economic slowdown since the Great Depression, this year’s Federal Budget has the monumental task of delivering economic recovery for a nation still reeling from stay-at-home restrictions, border lockdowns and the virtual disappearance of the hospitality and tourism sector, let alone the ongoing hit to retail and industry.

Caritas Australia welcomes the government’s announcement in last week’s federal budget that Australia will increase economic support for COVID-19 response and recovery in its region by $304.7 million over the next two years.

Worshippers will from late-November notice a slight change to the words the priest prays just before the Liturgy of the Word, with the amendment supporting a more faithful understanding of the Trinity

Catholic Health Australia (CHA) believes the Federal Government’s decision to extend the current list of Medicare services delivered via telehealth to March 2021 is welcome, but that it should remain beyond the pandemic.

A global awareness campaign has been launched by Catholic Mission as part of World Mission Month, inspired by words from Pope Francis.

Caritas Australia, the Catholic Church’s international aid and development agency, has launched a new community engagement plan to communicate the good news of our Church’s social and ecological justice work with parishes, schools, and young people (aged 16 to 25).

Catholic Bishops and Adminstrators of Victorian dioceses, including Melbourne, Sale, Bathurst, Sandhurst and the Syro-Malabar Eparchy, have this week released a statement in regards to the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board Report of Operation January – June 2020.

The Light from the Southern Cross: Promoting Co-Responsible Governance in the Catholic Church in Australia has now been published by the ACBC and CRA. Photo: Sourced. The Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference and Catholic Religious Australia have now published an important and substantial document on the review of diocesan and parish governance and management in Australia. The review w...

Australia’s bishops have welcomed the appointment of a new residential Ambassador to the Holy See, with Chiara Porro presenting her credentials to Pope Francis on Thursday 27 August. Ms Porro has worked within the Department of Foreign Affairs for most of the past dozen years, including in overseas postings in India and New Caledonia. She has also served in the Department of Prime Minister ...

Each year the Church celebrates National Vocations Awareness Week.