All four motions in part 3 of the document – entitled “Called by Christ – Sent Forth as Missionary Disciples” – achieved qualified majorities on both rounds of voting. Two-thirds of voters present must support a motion to achieve a qualified majority. Photo: Fiona Basile/ACBC Members of the Plenary Council are being invited to spend additional time to discern after two motions did not ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9v7KrvQB3I Day 3 highlights video from the Second Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council. Video: Neil Helmore/ACBC.

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At the beginning of the second full day of the Second Assembly of the Plenary Council, Members received input from two of the Council’s theological advisers, also known as Periti. Photo: Fiona Basile/ACBC. At the beginning of the second full day of the Second Assembly of the Plenary Council, Members received input from two of the Council’s theological advisers — or periti — on topics being...

Wilcannia-Forbes Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE has told Members gathered for the Second Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia we need to cling to the cross.

The decision by the Fair Work Commission to increase the National Minimum Wage by 5.2 percent is welcome but workers on low incomes will still struggle to make ends meet.

Since the start of the conflict, Caritas Australia has raised more than $3.5 million for its Ukraine Appeal.

Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton greets the parish community of Port Kennedy, Sunday 24 April, which also saw the installation of new Parish Priest, Fr Giovanni Raffaele. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. The theme of keeping the flame alive in our hearts was reflected in last Sunday’s Gospel, said Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton, in his homily for Divine Mercy Sunday. Speaking at Port Kennedy Pari...

Parishes across Perth celebrated the various liturgies of Easter in a variety of ways this year, including the Vigil at Lynwood Langford St Jude’s Church, A contemplative Way of the Cross at Wanneroo and a Tableau style Stations of the Cross led by youth at Armadale Parish. Lynwood Langford Parishioners from St Jude’s Church Lynwood Langford parish came together for the Easter Vigil. ...

In a special interview during his recent visit to Perth and Western Australia, Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia Bishop Mykola Bychok speaks with The Record Editor Jamie O’Brien about his own experience growing up in Ukraine, becoming a bishop during a pandemic, as well as the current crises facing Ukraine.