During Advent 2022, all Australian dioceses were invited to take up a special collection(s) for the people of Ukraine. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were raised to support people in the war-torn nation through the work of Mudra Sprava (Wise Action), a Patriarchal Charitable Foundation in Ukraine. The organisation has three focus areas: Evacuation of people from frontline territories, fo...

Chair of the Bishops Commission for Life, Family and Public Engagement, Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli, said the Church has been confronted with the difficult question of how to attend to the spiritual and pastoral needs of Catholics contemplating euthanasia. Australia’s Catholic bishops have released a new document to guide priests, chaplains and pastoral workers who are asked to pro...

In his second Walking Together – Weekly Thoughts for Reflection from the Synod, Archbishop Costelloe writes we in Australia had a head start in terms of what the Synod is trying to achieve.

The whole community came together in May this year for a special aerial photo at Our Lady of Fatima Primary on the oval in the shape of 100, for a drone photo shoot. Photo: Supplied/Our Lady of Fatima Primary Palmyra. By Alison Romagnolo In 2023, the Our Lady of Fatima School community has marked 100 Years of our heritage, our heart, and our home. Our Centenary journey has been an opp...

Caritas-Spes Ukraine employees were unharmed, but the warehouse with everything inside burned to the ground, including 33 pallets of food packages, 10 pallets of hygiene kits and canned food, 10 pallets of generators and clothes are confirmed as destroyed.

Continuing a tradition from previous World Youth Days, an Australian gathering was held on Tuesday to celebrate the pilgrims’ faith and their homeland.

The convening of the Diocesan Assembly, said Archbishop Costelloe, is a relatively modest initiative, but it is designed to set a pattern for ongoing consultation and discernment. The First Archdiocesan Assembly is set to be launched Sunday 4 June at St Mary’s Cathedral.

The 22nd General Assembly of Caritas Internationalis, held 11 to 16 May in Rome has elected Ms Robertson to serve the Confederation over the next four years across 162 national Caritas member organisations.

The Social Profile of the Catholic Community in Australia is the latest in a series of reports published following each national Census, providing extensive demographic information on Australian Catholics.

Oceania bishops finalise response to Synod’s working document.