The Archdiocese of Sydney last week celebrated the ordination of its two new Auxiliary Bishops, the Most Reverend Anthony Randazzo and the Most Reverend Richard Umbers.

In this Year of Mercy, with many newly arrived migrants and refugees in Australia, we must enact a culture of encounter, welcome and acceptance in practical, personal and communal ways, says Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv.

It should come as no surprise that, along with other developed countries, Australia has experienced significant demographic shifts in its population.

The Truth Justice and Healing Council has this week welcomed the release of two significant pieces of work from the Royal Commission, which will contribute further to the safety of children in Australian institutions.

The Bishops of Australia have appointed a new Director of the National Centre for Evangelisation (NCE).

Dedicated volunteers have shown they are dab hands with a paintbrush, selflessly giving their time to make over a MercyCare home for children in care.

National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) Executive Director, Ross Fox, says a new campaign in support of Catholic schools reflects the important place of the country’s 1,731 schools in shaping Australia’s future.

One of the Catholic schools to receive much publicity about historical cases of child sexual abuse has become the first Victorian secondary school to introduce the “gold standard”, Keeping Them Safe program.

Many friends, family and parishioners will have the opportunity to follow Australia’s journey to the city of mercy as 2,500 World Youth Day pilgrims travelling to Poland with the live web cast of events from Krakow through the digital platform, Xt3.com.

The people of Wadeye (Northern Territory) recently had much to celebrate as Deacon Boniface Perdjert, Australia’s first permanent deacon, celebrated his 80th birthday.