Australia's Catholic bishops are seeking a renewed national discussion about homelessness and mental ill-health.

The experience of people living with the challenges of homelessness and mental ill-health has been highlighted in the ...

Bishop Elliott died peacefully today Wednesday 6 August 2025, in Box Hill Hospital at the age of 81. Born in Melbourne on 1 October 1943, Peter John Elliott was the elder son of the Reverend Leslie ...

A national system of checks for working with children and vulnerable people is required, say Australia's Catholic bishops.

Bishop of Sandhurst Shane Mackinlay has been elected as the Oceania representative on a commission charged with overseeing the drafting of the final Synod document. Speaking before the vote of 350 ...

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Productivity Commission recommendations to exclude organisations with a religious purpose from deductible gift recipient (DGR) status and to abolish Basic Religious Charities (BRCs) should be rejected ...

Australia’s Catholics have provided a wealth of ideas on how to improve the way the Church listens to the faithful and promotes its message in the community. From February to April, hundreds of ...

Greg Bennet, the Bishop of Sale in Victoria, has been elected vice-president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference for two years.

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference offers its prayers and condolences in the wake of the Bondi Junction attack.

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 ...