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pdf 250509 – Caritas Australia – Caritas Australia launches Jubilee 2025 campaign to mark 10 years of Laudato Si’ ( 206 KB )
pdf 250509 – Parramatta Diocese – The Diocese of Parramatta and Sydney's west celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV ( 192 KB )
pdf 250509 – Maitland Newcastle Diocese – Statement on the election of Pope Leo XIV ( 31 KB )
pdf 250509 – Caritas Australia – Caritas Australia joins the global church in joyously welcoming Pope Leo XIV ( 178 KB )
pdf 250509 – CHA – Australia falling behind on hospital care at home ( 381 KB )
pdf 250509 – ACU – ACU welcomes His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV ( 163 KB )
pdf 250509 – ACBC – Australian bishops welcome Pope Leo XIV ( 119 KB )
pdf 250509 – Broken Bay Diocese – Statement by Bishop Anthony Randazzo on the Election of the New Pope ( 156 KB )
pdf 250708 – ACBC – Ordination of Bishop Peter Murphy in Armidale ( 98 KB )
pdf 240508 – Institute of Tribunal Practice – Local and internaitional students attend Institute of Tribunal Practice ( 311 KB )
pdf 250508 – MacKillop Family Services – Preparing Our Hearts ( 197 KB )
pdf 250507 – ACBC – Bishops welcome Youth Festival as opportunity for growth in faith ( 104 KB )
pdf 250507 – ACU – Former chemist who helped establish ACU awarded honorary doctorate ( 110 KB )
pdf 250507 – ACBC – Elections conducted at bishops’ plenary ( 108 KB )
pdf 250507 – ACBC – Strong support for Lebanon appeal ( 100 KB )
pdf 250506 – ACU – Symposium marks fruitful year of research into lay governance of Catholic ministries ( 180 KB )
pdf 250506 – ACBC – Bishops hold mass for Pope Francis ( 101 KB )
pdf 250506 – Catholic Mission – Catholic Mission Deepens Commitment to Maternal and Child Health in Zambia ( 212 KB )
pdf 250506 – Jesuit Social Services – Federal Government has a historic opportunity to improve outcomes for those most in need ( 333 KB )
pdf 250506 – ACSL – De La Salle Brothers safeguarding audit highlights positive safeguarding culture across Australian and overseas ministries ( 216 KB )