Peter William Ingham, the fourth bishop of Wollongong, has died peacefully in the late evening of 26 April aged 83. “The sad news of the death of Bishop Ingham, while not unexpected, will be felt deeply by many people: his family; the laity, religious and clergy of Wollongong diocese; his brother bishops and his many ..read more

Saint John Baptist De La Salle had a vision – not to invent the “Christian school”, but to take the idea of the Christian school and ensure each was animated by a community “together and by association”. Lasallian schools and works have continued to proudly and significantly contribute to the education and welfare of millions ..read more

Five years on from the Easter Sunday bomb attack in Sri Lanka, victims are still awaiting justice and urging Australian Catholics to pray for them. On Easter Sunday, 21 April 2019, synchronised bombings targeted three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka. More than 273 people died – among them 45 children and 40 foreign ..read more

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference offers its prayers and condolences in the wake of the Bondi Junction attack. Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, said it was a time of mourning for all Australians. “We should all remember in our prayers those who are being treated in hospital and the souls of those who have died ..read more

Australian Catholic bishops have acknowledged the release in Rome of the document, Dignitas Infinita.   The document released by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith was five years in the making. Prefect for the Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, described the document as offering “some points for ..read more

A national code of conduct has been released by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference for people ministering in Catholic dioceses around Australia. The code of conduct applies the overarching framework Our Common Mission, which was approved in November 2022. The 32-page document, Integrity in Our Common Mission, was approved by the bishops at their plenary ..read more

Eight aspiring leaders gathered in Sydney recently for the first in-person sessions of the 2024-25 Young Catholic Women’s Fellowship, a unique program that equips female Catholics for missionary leadership. Participants travelled from various locations including Perth, Adelaide, Townsville, Brisbane, Canberra and regional New South Wales for the March 7-10 gathering at Mary MacKillop Place and ..read more

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, has paid tribute to Archbishop Francis Carroll, who died in Wagga Wagga on March 14, 2024, aged 93. “Not just a man of God, but a man for God” was how Archbishop Francis Carroll was described at a civic dinner in 2006. Labor leader Kim Beazley was ..read more

Highlighting the dignity of women is the focus of two new resources being released to mark International Women’s Day (Friday, March 8). The first resource is a prayer of gratitude for women of our past, present and future, which can be used in a variety of settings. Parishes and dioceses are invited to share it ..read more

    A new report into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing must be the starting point for renewed action. Australian Catholics are being encouraged to reflect upon the implications of last week’s Productivity Commission Report on the Closing the Gap agreement. In 2020, all Australian governments committed to 16 targets to tackle Aboriginal disadvantage, by improving outcomes for First Nations peoples. The previous Closing the Gap scheme had largely failed in its aims across successive years. The latest report has found that improvement will continue to fail without fundam ..read more