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Archbishop's message ahead of Royal Commission final hearing
1 February 2017Archbishop Mark Coleridge has issued a message ahead of the final hearing into the Catholic Church at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Transcript: By now the Royal Commission into the institutional abuse of the...- The Year of Mercy has come to an end, and I want to thank all who helped to make the Jubilee a gift to us all - Pope Francis for offering it to the whole Church, but also the many who have conceived and organised the many activities that have been part...
- The Year of Mercy has come to an end, and I want to thank all who helped to make the Jubilee a gift to us all - Pope Francis for offering it to the whole Church, but also the many who have conceived and organised the many activities that have been part...
Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Lenten Pastoral Message 2016
12 February 2016In Rome the Year of Mercy began on 8 December last year. But that was hardly realistic here in the Antipodes, with the rush to Christmas through December and then the January lull. We opened the Door of Mercy in the Cathedral on the Third Sunday of Advent,...Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Lenten Pastoral Message 2016
12 February 2016In Rome the Year of Mercy began on 8 December last year. But that was hardly realistic here in the Antipodes, with the rush to Christmas through December and then the January lull. We opened the Door of Mercy in the Cathedral on the Third Sunday of Advent,...Christmas message from Archbishop Mark Coleridge
24 December 2015As we approach Christmas this year the world seems a real mess. Terrorism, the refugee crisis, climate change, economic woes, political turmoil and so on it all goes. But in one way or another the world has always been a mess - it certainly was when Jesus...Christmas message from Archbishop Mark Coleridge
24 December 2015As we approach Christmas this year the world seems a real mess. Terrorism, the refugee crisis, climate change, economic woes, political turmoil and so on it all goes. But in one way or another the world has always been a mess - it certainly was when Jesus...- At the recent Synod of Bishops, there was a lot of talk about mercy; it's become the key-note of Pope Francis' ministry. Two other words often heard in Rome were closely related to mercy. The first was "accompaniment"; the second was "discernment". "Accompaniment"...
- At the recent Synod of Bishops, there was a lot of talk about mercy; it's become the key-note of Pope Francis' ministry. Two other words often heard in Rome were closely related to mercy. The first was "accompaniment"; the second was "discernment". "Accompaniment"...
Archbishop Mark on the Synod on the Family
29 September 2015By the time you see this I will be in Rome and unpacking my bags for the Synod of Bishops on the Family in the Modern World. I've worked very hard to prepare for it and, now that I'm here, I'm looking forward to it very much. People keep asking me what...