08 September 2026

Celebrate the World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Children and youth will be the focus of the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on September 27.

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31 August 2026

Clergy appointments effective 6th October 2026

Clergy appointments effective 6th October 2026

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Statement regarding the Christopher Saunders case
18 August 2026

Statement regarding the Christopher Saunders case

A statement from President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB

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Church investigation into Christopher Saunders resumes
14 August 2026

Church investigation into Christopher Saunders resumes

The Church’s investigation into former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders will resume following the conclusion of his District Court trial, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said today.

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07 August 2026

‘Living the Gospel in Times of Social Division’

Each year since 1940, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has issued a statement for reflection and discussion in the lead-up to Social Justice Sunday (August 30) on a key issue in society. The latest statement, Living the Gospel in Times of Social Division, is being released in Brisbane on August 7.

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03 July 2026

Bishop to the Military Ordinariate appointed

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Monsignor Stuart Hall as Bishop to the Military Ordinariate of Australia.

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01 July 2026

Bring hope to the ‘invisible’ on Sea Sunday

Australian Catholic have been encouraged to reflect on the lives and experiences of mariners on Sea Sunday (July 12). National director of Stella Maris Australia, Fr Tony Cox SSC, said mariners live on the margins of society and most of their working life is spent beyond the reach of land.

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25 June 2026

Conference to focus on migrant communities in a synodal Church

The Eighth Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office (ACMRO) National Conference will take place at Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney from 25–26 August 2026.

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24 June 2026

Australian Catholics prepare for World Youth Day 2027

Preparations for World Youth Day Seoul 2027 are building across Australia. Pilgrimage coordinators from dioceses, eparchies and Catholic organisations met recently through the National World Youth Day Coordinators Network, facilitated by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s National Centre for Evangelisation (NCE).

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