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

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, expresses his deepest condolences to the family and friends of Bishop Emeritus Peter John Elliott MA STD DD. Bishop ...

Australia’s Catholic bishops have approved a liturgy which incorporates elements of Aboriginal language and culture. A motion was passed at the plenary meeting of the Australian Catholic Bishops ...

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has appointed Fr Anthony (Tony) Doran as Executive Secretary for Liturgy. Bishops Commission for Liturgy chair Archbishop Patrick O’Regan welcomed 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 ...

Australia’s Catholic bishops have released a new document to guide priests, chaplains and pastoral workers who are asked to provide pastoral support to Catholics who are considering euthanasia. The ...

Resources have been released to help carers and families reflect on end-of-life decisions.

Pope Leo XIV this evening has appointed a new Archbishop of Brisbane, the Most Reverend Shane Mackinlay.

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference today launched a new document to highlight Christianity’s unique relationship with Judaism and the celebrate the positive relationship the two faiths enjoy ...

Perth-based priest, Fr George Kolodziej SDS, will be ordained and installed as the fifth Bishop of Bunbury.

Pope Francis has this evening announced that Society of the Divine Word priest Fr Tim Norton will become an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Brisbane. Fr Norton, who is currently in ministry in ...

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 ...