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Monday, 11 July 2022 13:52
Plenary Council re-imagines the Church through a Missionary Lens
Plenary Council president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has encouraged Council Members to continue relying upon the Holy Spirit as they move into the future. Archbishop…
Monday, 11 July 2022 13:43
Second Assembly of Fifth Plenary Council of Australia closes
The nine-month celebration phase of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia ended on Saturday, with Council Members standing and applauding as president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe…
Monday, 04 July 2022 12:36
President gives Opening Address to second Council Assembly
At the Council’s opening session on Monday 4 July, the Members of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia were invited to carry “a deep consciousness…
Monday, 04 July 2022 09:40
Second Plenary Council Assembly opens in Sydney
The Members of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia were urged to “cling to the cross” and “ask the Holy Spirit to help us” as…
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 20:05
Robodebt Royal Commission must end heartless automated debt collection
As the Government begins drafting terms of reference for a Robodebt Royal Commission, a key outcome must be that the poor and vulnerable are never…
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 20:02
National wage case decision gives low-income earners breathing space but still well below poverty line
The decision today by the Fair Work Commission to increase the National Minimum Wage (NMW) by 5.2 per cent is welcome but workers on low…
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 19:43
World Meeting of Families 22-26 June 2022
Families will be placed at the centre of pastoral attention as the tenth World Meeting of Families (WMOF) takes place in Rome this week. With…
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 19:39
Mr and Mrs Baldwin 65 Years of Marriage
On 15 June 1957, Julie Heaphy and Darrel Baldwin were married in St Malachy’s Church, Nagambie by Father George Shanahan. Last Sunday on 19 June,…
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 19:32
Knights pitch in to restore Grotto of Crucifixion
The Grotto of the Crucifixion on the grounds of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo is sparkling with new life thanks to Knights Eddie Davies, Kevin Egan, Kevin…
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 18:56
St Peter's Primary School to celebrate 50 years of learning
For most of the young pupils at St Peter's Primary School, this year's 50th anniversary is hard to fathom, but for others it runs in…
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 18:49
Bishop Joe Grech Youth Scholarship 2022
By Jenni Kennedy For the first time in three years recipients of the Bishop Joe Grech Scholarship were able to receive their award in person.…
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 18:41
Finding Peace in Ballarat
A Mercy Works story for Refugee Week When Peace Aziawor, 19, arrived in Ballarat from Togo, West Africa in 2011, she was scared, painfully shy…
Thursday, 09 June 2022 10:34
MND Global Awareness Week 19-25 June
By Mary Pianta Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a term used to describe a group of diseases for which there is no cure. They affect…
Wednesday, 08 June 2022 23:07
Reconciliation Mass for Healing and Justice
The St Augustine's community in Kyabram came together on National Sorry Day to remember the Stolen Generations and commit to working for healing and justice.…
Wednesday, 08 June 2022 21:19
PRF Caring for Retired Priests and Priests living with illness
The Priests Retirement Foundation of the Diocese of Sandhurst (PRF) has been operating for 21 years and has supported many Sandhurst priests throughout their retirement. …
Wednesday, 08 June 2022 20:13
Sr Clare Awarded Honorary Doctorate
Good Samaritan Sister, Clare Condon has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Australian Catholic University in recognition of her contribution to social justice and to…
Wednesday, 08 June 2022 20:09
Catholic Health Australia Endorses Uluru Statement from the Heart
Catholic Health Australia has joined the many organisations across Australia in supporting the Uluru Statement from the Heart, as part of National Reconciliation Week 2022.…
Wednesday, 08 June 2022 20:01
Graduate Teachers Gather at Conference 2022
Forty Sandhurst Graduate Teachers gathered together for the first time on the banks of the Murray River in Moama for the 2022 Graduate Teachers’ Conference.…
