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Broken Bay magazine the big story at Catholic press awards

Broken Bay News, the magazine of the Broken Bay Diocese, has won the Bishop Philip Kennedy Memorial Award for Overall Excellence at the 2026 Australasian Catholic Press Association Awards in Christchurch.

Media Youth

Youth explore themes of faith and justice

Young people from across Australia have used writing, photography and digital media to explore how faith can inspire courage, compassion and action in the 2026 Australian Catholics Young Voices Awards.

In The Dioceses Media

Good News: Broken Bay launches podcast

Broken Bay Diocese has launched its own podcast, Around the Bay, as it strives to bring the Good News to all through a variety of digital and print mediums.

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New Zealand conference to focus on Pope’s AI concerns

“Preserving Human Faces and Voices” is the theme for the Australasian Catholic Press Association Conference to be held in New Zealand, from August 26-27.

Media Pope Leo XIV

Pope remembers journalists killed by war and violence

Pope Leo XIV yesterday remembered journalists and reporters killed by war and violence, warning that press freedom is often violated around the world. Source: EWTN News.

Media Pope Leo XIV

Pope named in list of ‘100 Most Influential People of 2026’

Time magazine has named Pope Leo XIV in its list of the “100 Most Influential People of 2026”. Source: OSV News.

Liturgy Media

‘Mass for You at Home’ comes to the Pilbara

Easter is a time of joy, hope and celebration – and for the people of the Pilbara, it’s a special moment in television history. Source: ACBC Media Blog.

Media Pope Leo XIV

Pope to Catholic media: Amplify voices for reconciliation, disarm hearts

In a world marked by divisions and by the emergence of artificial intelligence, Pope Leo XIV has urged those who work in Catholic media and communications to give space to the stories of people who are suffering and who are working for peace. Source: Vatican News.

Evangelisation Media

Sydney Centre for Evangelisation launches new podcast

Grace Abounds is a new podcast from the Sydney Centre for Evangelisation that shares interviews, testimonies and reflections revealing how God’s grace is actively transforming lives and communities in the Church. Source: The Catholic Weekly.