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

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 ...

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

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 ...

A Statement from the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service: In the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, we are reminded we belong to one human family which is best nurtured by a ...

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, says Pope Francis will be remembered as a man of simplicity, humility and compassion. Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario ...

Australia’s Catholic bishops say the federal election is an opportunity to bring hope where hope has been lost, especially for the vulnerable and disadvantaged. Pope Francis has approved the theme ...

A new website has been launched to provide resources for Australians seeking to mark the Jubilee year.

Wagga Wagga Vicar General, the Reverend Dr Peter Murphy, has been appointed Bishop of Armidale by Pope Francis.

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

Three Catholic bishops' conferences are joining to revise the Lectionary, a key resource for worship and prayer.

Pope Francis has this evening appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, the Most Reverend Timothy Norton SVD, to be the third Bishop of Broome. Bishop Norton was born in Sydney in 1958 and initially ...