When the COVID pandemic struck, I joined other bishops in deciding for a dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass. Now that the pandemic seems to be receding, it...

LED BY THE SPIRIT A Lenten Letter to the People of God in the Archdiocese of Brisbane Dear sisters and brothers, “Grace be with you who love our Lord Jesus...

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has formally convoked the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, with its president Archbishop Mark Coleridge signing the required decree on Pentecost Sunday. The decree of...

As restrictions to curb COVID-19 ease Archbishop Coleridge asks that we once again come together to rejoice in the gift of each other and enjoy the feast at the table...

As we come to Ash Wednesday we think of the ocean of ashes in which we have drowned as the fires have engulfed the land. Ours is a land of...

A number of religious leaders have come together to underline their commitment to palliative care and a rejection of legalisation of 'voluntary assisted dying' in Queensland. There is significance in...

These last few weeks have been bruising for the Catholic Church in Australia.  It seems that everywhere we turn we see stories about the Church and its failures with child...

These days there's a lot of death around both locally and internationally. Locally we are dealing with issues of the beginning of life and the end of life and again...

AN ADVENT PASTORAL LETTER By Archbishop Mark Coleridge At a time when the average age of Catholics in Australia is 59, it has been good to celebrate the Year of...

Brothers and sisters: Peace be with you! As we cross another threshold in the long journey of responding to the crisis of sexual abuse in the Church, I want to...