In a Pastoral Letter released last weekend, Victoria’s Catholic Bishops have reminded the Victorian Catholic community that the new Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), which passed into law Wednesday, 19 June, brings “a new and deeply troubling chapter of health care in Victoria”.

The National Association of Deacons’ (NAD) biennial national conference is heading to Perth. The 2019 Conference will take place from 3 to 6 October, 2019 at The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle campus.

Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM) has last month hosted three Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) information evenings across the Archdiocese of Perth.

The presidents of Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) and the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) say the adoption of the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards marks the latest milestone in the Church’s ongoing response to child sexual abuse.

The deeper connection with the Rosary that a Canberra priest and parishioner felt last October – on opposite sides of the world – was the genesis of a new video series that launched on Mother’s Day.

The 2019 Catholic Mission Conference, titled “Mission: one heart many voices”, concluded on Wednesday 15 May with a challenge to participants to consider what the Church beyond 2020 must look like.

The Fair Work Act has “failed to provide an adequate wages safety net for low-paid workers with family responsibilities” or “alleviate the poverty and disadvantage suffered by them and their families”, a Catholic Church delegation has told the Fair Work Commission this week. On Wednesday 15 May, John Fernon SC and Brian Lawrence appeared before the Expert Panel of the Fair Work Commission, s...

Online registrations have officially opened for the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival, to be held in Perth from 8 to 10 December 2019. A number of key festival speakers and performers have already been announced, including festival favourite priest-musician Fr Rob Galea, international Catholic speaker and author Katie Prejean McGrady, and American Catholic rapper and performer Joe Mele...

A panel of experts has been convened to conduct a national review of the governance and management structures of Catholic dioceses and parishes, including in relation to issues of transparency, accountability, consultation and lay participation. The review was a recommendation of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse after the Commission concluded that the g...

The Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Service and Mission and the Board of Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA) have completed their search for a new Chief Executive. The Most Rev Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM, Chair of the Commission, released a statement on 3 May expressing his pleasure in announcing the appointment of Ursula Stephens. Dr Stephens will commence her service as Chie...