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WEBBishops conference remembers Fr Gerald O’Collins SJ. The recent death of Fr Gerald O’Collins SJ brings to a conclusion a remarkable life, marked by faithful and faith-filled service to the Catholic Church in Australia and around the world and indeed, through his teaching and scholarship, to the wider Christian family in Australia and beyond.
Synod assembly gets underway in Rome - ACBC MediaBlog
WEB5 hours ago · Fourteen Australian Catholics will enter a retreat on Monday ahead of a month-long global event in Rome aimed at shaping the future of the Church. The Second Assembly of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will bring together 368 bishops, priests, religious and lay people from around the world.
Archbishop Balvo takes up appointment as Nuncio to Australia
WEBA native of Brooklyn, New York, Archbishop Balvo presented his credentials to the Governor-General of Australia on April 1 – the 17th anniversary of his first appointment as an Apostolic Nuncio, to New Zealand and the islands of the Pacific. He has also served as papal ambassador to Kenya and South Sudan and, most recently, to the Czech Republic.
New report reveals makeup of Australian Catholic population
WEBThey included the number of Catholics, which fell from around 5.3 million in 2016 to under 5.1 million in 2021. Catholics made up 22.6 per cent of the population in 2016; they represented 20 per cent of the population in 2021. “We have seen a broad shift away from religious identification in Australian society, so those figures were not a ...
Bishops Conference launches new website - ACBC MediaBlog
WEBNov 9, 2022 · The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has launched a new website – with the address catholic.au – bringing together the catholic.org.au and catholicaustralia.com.au websites. The site, known as Catholic Australia, was unveiled during the Bishops Conference’s plenary meeting in Sydney this week. Speaking at the plenary meeting, Bishop Delegate for Media Archbishop Patrick O’Regan ...
Pope Francis puts hope at centre of Jubilee - ACBC MediaBlog
WEBPope Francis has read the Bull of Indiction for the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025 – effectively starting the countdown to the Holy Year. The Jubilee is set to bring millions of pilgrims to Rome and will involve events and activities around Australia. The full Vatican document can be read here: Spes non confundit – Bull […]
National survey shows Catholics are online and multicultural
WEBMay 23, 2024 · There was a decline of around 206,000 (33%) attenders between 2016 and 2021, with women making up 56 per cent of attenders. Accounting for the rise in Australian population and decline in Catholic population over the five years, the rate of Mass attendance among Australian Catholics was 8.2 per …
Australian reflections on Synod’s working document published
WEBAlmost 80 groups from across Australia, comprising a total of about 750 people, took up the invitation to reflect on the Working Document for the Continental Stage, which was published in October. Bishops conferences around the world are leading similar processes, promoting ongoing reflection in anticipation of the two Synod of Bishops ...
Bishops Conference launches Laudato Si’ Action Plan
WEBJun 4, 2023 · The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has launched its Laudato Si’ Action Plan on World Environment Day, outlining practical responses to Pope Francis’ landmark 2015 encyclical letter. When it published the 2021-22 Social Justice Statement Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor, the Bishops Conference committed to developing its …
Bishops’ annual Social Justice Statement focuses on mental health
WEBAug 4, 2020 · The Catholic bishops of Australia have released the Social Justice Statement 2020-21, on the critical subject of mental health, in the lead-up to Social Justice Sunday on August 30. The Statement, To Live Life to the Full: Mental health in Australia today, encourages faith communities, governments and individuals to …
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