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Leading Queensland doctors diagnose "unacceptable risks" in proposed voluntary assisted dying laws
30 August 2021Nineteen leading Queensland doctors have signed a joint letter to 93 Members of State Parliament warning of "unacceptable risks" in the proposed voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws before State Parliament. With Parliament resuming this week (Tuesday,... - Author: Archdiocesan Media Releases
Social Justice Sunday sees Catholic Church urgings action to care for the earth, the poor
26 August 2021The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has made an historic commitment to work towards a more sustainable Church in its annual statement promoting social justice. In the Social Justice Statement 2021-22 launched today, Cry of the Earth, Cry of the... - Author: Archdiocesan Media Releases
Technology in place for First Plenary Council Assembly
16 August 2021Despite large parts of the country being in lockdown, those planning the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia say all is in readiness to deliver the first assembly in October wholly online. Bishop Shane Mackinlay, the Plenary Council's vice-president, said... - Author: Archdiocesan Media ReleasesBrisbane's Cathedral of St Stephen successfully managed to host an Ordination for four new priests last night, despite racing the clock to beat an imminent COVID19 lockdown. Three of the four new priests, Fr Francis Fernandes, Fr Jack Ho and Fr William...
- Author: Archdiocesan Media ReleasesThe agenda of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia calls those attending the Council assemblies to "develop concrete proposals to create a more missionary, Christ-centred Church in Australia". The Council agenda, which has emerged from three years and...
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Bishops formally convoke Fifth Plenary Council
25 May 2021The 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 convocation is the final necessary step... - Author: Archdiocesan Media Releases
Statement from Archbishop Mark Coleridge: RE Queensland Premier's announcement on Draft VAD legislation
18 May 2021Today's announcement that Queensland is a step closer to euthanasia is unsurprising but deeply disappointing. We join with the many medical professionals who say we should do all we can to protect Queenslanders rather than assist them in dying. The State... - Author: Archdiocesan Media Releases
New website showcases sacred, liturgical art
12 May 2021A website launched recently aims to deepen people's appreciation of sacred art by featuring Australian artists and liturgical art in its various forms. The new website, art.catholic.org.au, is a work of the National Liturgical Architecture and Art Council... - Author: Archdiocesan Media ReleasesCatholics in Australia are being encouraged to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them, with the relevant Bishops Commission saying it is morally permissible to accept any vaccine. In a document published today, the Bishops Commission...
- Author: Archdiocesan Media ReleasesThe Catholic Church - in Australia and globally - is mourning the death of Cardinal Edward Cassidy, who died earlier today in Newcastle at the age of 96. After being ordained to the priesthood, Cardinal Cassidy served in parish ministry in Wagga Wagga...