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Bishop Mykola Bychok – Eparch of the Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne for Ukrainian Catholics in Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania – was elevated to the dignity of Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church by Pope Francis on December 7.
Cardinal Mykola Bychok’s address at Domus Australia, Rome
2024年12月10日 · Cardinal Mykola Bychok, the Eparch for Ukrainian Catholics in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, has delivered a speech at Domus Australia in Rome.
New report reveals makeup of Australian Catholic population
A new National Centre for Pastoral Research report published today provides a comprehensive snapshot of the millions of people who identified as Catholic in the 2021 Australia Census. The Social Profile of the Catholic Community in Australia is the latest in a series of reports published following each national Census, providing extensive demographic information on […]
Arts celebrated as part of Jubilee 2025 - ACBC MediaBlog
2 天之前 · Catholics are being invited to reflect on the importance of art and artists, as the Church marks the Jubilee of Artists from February 15-18. The Jubilee of Artists is one of dozens of major events under the banner of the Jubilee year, which has the theme “Pilgrims of Hope”.
Australians to play role in major global event in Rome
2024年9月12日 · Australian Catholics will play a key role in a month-long global event aimed at shaping the future of the Church. Fifteen Australians will attend the second session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome from October 2 to 27, which has the theme “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission”.
Australian synthesis for global Synod of Bishops published
Catholics in Australia have expressed a strong need for a Church that is missionary and a Eucharistic community that is inclusive, the national synthesis for the global Synod on Synodality reveals. The Australian synthesis, which emerged from a nine-month process that began in October 2021, draws from the diocesan consultation phase for the Synod of […]
National survey shows Catholics are online and multicultural
2024年5月23日 · A new report has shed light on the changing nature of the Catholic Church in Australia, with more of the faithful shifting online and worshipping in non-English languages.
Document helps those accompanying Catholics considering …
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 publication of the document, To Witness and to Accompany with Christian Hope, follows the legalisation of euthanasia in all Australian …
Catholics in Australia urged: ‘Become true disciples’
2021年10月3日 · As Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB opened the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, he said Catholics “must become, even more than we are already, a community of true disciples”. The Plenary Council, the first such gathering in Australia since 1937, is being celebrated across nine months, bookended by assemblies from …
Australian reflections on Synod’s working document published
While the hundreds of Australians who participated in the latest round of discernment for the global Synod of Bishops process identified issues and challenges facing Catholics, there was a strong sense of hope for the Church’s future. Almost 80 groups from across Australia, comprising a total of about 750 people, took up the invitation to […]