2+ week, 1+ day ago  (721+ words) The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference welcomes the Fair Work Commission's 2026 Annual Wage Review decision as a positive outcome for low-paid workers and their families. At a time when many in our society continue to struggle with rising housing, food and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (296+ words) The latest edition of The Official Directory of the Catholic Church in Australia will be released in July, continuing a tradition that has supported the life and mission of the Church since 1841. The Official Directory is the definitive national reference…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (566+ words) Building bridges across Oceania through dignified and respectful migration, and fostering ministry through digital communication, were among the issues on the agenda for Catholic bishops meeting in the Western Pacific island of Guam. The largest of the Mariana and Micronesian…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (510+ words) Members of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference gathered in Mary Mac Killop Memorial Chapel on May 11 for a Mass celebrated in the Melkite tradition. Melkite bishop Robert Rabbat led the Mass with prayers in English and Arabic. The Mass was…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (223+ words) The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has welcomed the appointment by Pope Leo XIV of a new apostolic administrator of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross. Bishop Steven Lopes, Bishop Ordinary of the United States-based Personal Ordinariate…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (912+ words) This is a message for the Feast of St Joseph the Worker (May 1) from the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service. Dear Friends in Christ, As we celebrate the Feast of St Joseph the Worker, we are once…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (356+ words) Listening and responding to the cries of the poor and the earth is central to the mission of the Church. That is the conclusion of the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service as it welcomes the release of…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (430+ words) Easter is a time of joy, hope and celebration " and for the people of the Pilbara it's a special moment in television history. Mass for You at Home, Australia's longest-running free-to-air television program, will be shown on Ngaarda TV for…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (302+ words) Social services, international aid, health and aged care were on the agenda for the annual meeting of the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service. The commission met with its two advisory councils, plus heads of agencies, at Mary…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (367+ words) Bishop Michael Morrissey has penned a pastoral letter to mark International Women's Day. Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, As we mark International Women's Day, I invite us to look again at the Gospel and notice the women who surrounded…...