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Motions Framework Published for Second Council Assembly
The Framework for Motions that will be considered during the second assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia in July, arising from four years of national conversation, have been published.
Perth prepares blessings as Plenary Council members move to the next phase
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB will bless Perth’s delegation to the Fifth Plenary Council in Australia this Pentecost, preparing them for the next phase of the historic meeting when council members will come together in Sydney.
Plenary Council: People of God invited to surround Council in prayer
The Walking in the Spirit pilgrimage has been prepared to encourage individuals, families, parishes, schools and other ministries to keep the Plenary Council in their prayers. Image: Supplied.
Catholics
across the country are being invited to participate in a new prayer pilgrimage
as the Church journeys towards the Second Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council
of Australia.
The Walking
in...
Dioceses preparing reports for Synod of Bishops process
The content that has been gathered over the past five months will be augmented by other processes that have considered the role of synodality in the life of the Church.
Fruits of First Plenary Council Assembly published
The fruits of the First General Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia have been
gathered together in a new report that contains dozens of proposals to shape the ongoing
Council journey.
Plenary Council takes next step in discernment journey
Towards the Second Assembly: A Working Document for Members offers a focus for Members’ continuing prayer and reflection.
The intersection of the Synod and Plenary Council
As Bishop Shane Mackinlay explains in the video above, when Pope Francis decided to hold what is now known as the Synod on Synodality, the Church in Australia found itself with some groundwork having already been laid in preparing for the Plenary Council.
Report captures history of diocesan pastoral council
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) have gathered information on the theological foundations for diocesan pastoral councils and their history in Australia, as part of its response to The Light from the Southern Cross, a national review of diocesan and parish governance and management.
Archbishop Fisher: “Be powerhouse of prayer”
As the First General Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia neared the halfway point, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP preached on the power of prayer and trust in the Holy Spirit.
Plenary Members present final reports of First Assembly
An impassioned call for “a prayer for the future of our common home, Gospel for the home of our future generations” was made during the final reporting back on small group discernment by Plenary Council Members on conclusion of the First Assembly, Saturday 9 October.
