Pope Francis has announced that American Archbishop Charles Balvo, a veteran of the Vatican's diplomatic service for more than 30 years, will serve as the next Apostolic Nuncio to Australia. Archbishop Balvo, currently the Vatican's ambassador to the...

The fourth report from the Catholic Church to the National Office for Child Safety outlines initiatives across dozens of Catholic entities as they continue to strengthen their efforts to keep all people safe in Church settings. The Australian Catholic...

The Archdiocese of Brisbane has launched an online parish to engage the thousands of Catholics who practise their faith through a digital format. Archbishop Mark Coleridge said the innovation was sparked by the continued interest in online Masses even...

Australia's Catholic bishops, on the recommendation of their key Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisers, have endorsed the Uluru Statement from the Heart. The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference made the decision as it gathered online for its...

A Mass celebrated by Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president and Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge has closed the first general assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia this morning. The Mass comes a week after Archbishop Timothy Costelloe...

As he closed the formal proceedings of the first general assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia Saturday evening, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB reflected on a week that had been "inspiring, challenging and sometimes unsettling". Archbishop...

An impassioned call for "a prayer for the future of our common home, a Gospel for the home of our future generations" was made during the final reporting back on small group discernment by Plenary Council members today. The presenters' comprehensive reports...

Archbishop Peter A Comensoli in today's Mass for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia has said the Council's task is to reveal the face of Christ - a face that blends cultures, languages, ethnicities and histories. The Melbourne Archbishop celebrated...

The concept of "sniffing out" the presence of God in the world, articulated by theologian Fr Richard Lennan in an address to the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, struck a chord with many members as they continued their discernment. Fr Lennan, a priest...

Maronite Archbishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay OLM has spoken about the significance of the Eastern Catholic Churches and the Latin Rite Church coming together as "pilgrims" for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia. Archbishop Tarabay, who celebrated Thursday's...