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Bishops

Australian Catholics mourn Pope Francis

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, says Pope Francis will be remembered as a man of simplicity, humility and compassion. Source: ACBC Media Blog.

Bishops Easter

‘Hope is at the heart of Easter’

Australia’s bishops have spoken of renewal and reasons for hope in their Easter messages to the faithful during this Jubilee Year. 

Bishops North America

Eucharist keeps 103-year-old bishop strong and joyful

At 103 years of age, Mexican Bishop Emeritus José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra is a living witness to the history of the Catholic Church. Source: CNA.

Bishops Employment

Minimum wage rise needed to keep Australians out of poverty: Bishops

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has argued for a 4.5 per cent rise in the national minimum wage. Source: ACBC Media Blog.

Bishops Election

Bishops set out issues to reflect on before voting

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. Source: ACBC Media Blog.

Bishops HIgher Education

Campion College honours Cardinal Pell with grand gesture

Campion College, the liberal arts college in Western Sydney, has honoured the late Cardinal George Pell by naming its grand hall after him. 

Bishops

Archdiocese bids farewell to Bishop-Elect Percy

With a host of assembled clergy, hymns soaring and a cathedral filled with well-wishers, the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese turned out in force to bid a heartfelt farewell to Bishop-Elect Tony Percy. Source: Catholic Voice.

Bishops Ordination

Conference welcomes new Bishop of Bunbury

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has welcomed the ordination and installation of Bishop George Kolodziej SDS as the fifth Bishop of Bunbury. Source: ACBC Media Blog.

Bishops

Priest had shock of the best possible kind

Wagga Wagga priest Fr Peter Murphy says his appointment last week to be the new Bishop of Armidale came as a shock. Source: The Catholic Weekly.Â