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Jesus the Christ eConference coming soon


The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and the Broken Bay Institute are expecting thousands across the country and the globe to participate in an upcoming Jesus the Christ eConference on September 16.

Prayer must open heart and mind to God, Cardinal Pell explains


Sydney, Australia, Jul 30, 2010 / 04:02 am (CNA).- Prayer is more than talking to God, but more specifically the opening of our heart and mind to God, Cardinal George Pell wrote in a reflection on prayer for his weekly newspaper column.

Australian Traditional Anglicans moves to union with Catholic Church


A total of four bishops, 40 priests and thousands of parishioners from the Australian Traditional Anglican Communion will petition the Vatican by Easter to be received into the Church.

Sydney priest enrolments rise


Between four and six men will be ordained to the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Sydney in June, the largest number since 1988. The rise is being partly attributed to the influence of World Youth day 2008.

Australian Anglo-Catholic group votes to explore conversion to Catholicism


Melbourne, Australia, Feb 18, 2010 / 05:34 am (CNA).- By a unanimous vote, the Anglo-Catholic group Forward in Faith Australia has established a working party guided by a Catholic bishop to explore how its followers can convert to Roman Catholicism.

Bishops online for Reflections this Lent


The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference is offering "an innovative online experience" called "The Reflection" as a Lenten resource that presents reflections on the Gospel and the Creed.

Australian Bishops Conference joins Facebook


The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) has announced the launch of its Facebook page this week, containing information, media releases, photos and forums about the work and ministry of the ACBC.

Mary MacKillop to become first Australian saint


Vatican City, Dec 19, 2009 / 11:42 am (CNA).- Blessed Mary MacKillop will soon enter the Canon of Catholic Saints. Saturday morning at the Vatican a second miracle was officially attributed to her, authorized in a decree signed by Pope Benedict XVI.

Australian Bishops Ready for Canonization of Mary MacKillop


SYDNEY, Australia, DEC. 4, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Bishops of Australia gathered for their five-day plenary session which saw them discussing issues ranging from the protection of marriage to the hoped-for canonization of the first Australian saint.

Spreading Christ's Love Through Facebook


SYDNEY, Australia, DEC. 4, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The Church in Australia is affirming its desire to take advantage of social networking sites as a way to communicate the love of Jesus Christ, though it is recommending caution in certain respects.

Persons with disabilities teach lessons of joy


SYDNEY, Australia, DEC. 3, 2009 (Zenit.org).- If carrying the cross of a disability is always a challenge, carrying it in the midst of a region marked by conflict is even more so.

Cardinal Pell warns of move to silence Christians


CANBERRA, Australia, NOV. 23, 2009 (Zenit.org).- An Australia commission purportedly established to protect human rights seems to be omitting freedom of religion and conscience from its lists, according to Cardinal George Pell.

Bishops highlight natural fertility methods


SYDNEY, Australia, NOV. 23, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The Australian bishops' conference is re-releasing a pastoral letter highlighting the benefit of natural fertility methods for married couples.

"Prayer before sex" guide comes to Australia


A Prayer Book For Spouses that was first published by the Catholic Truth Society in Britain with a "prayer before making love" is now available in Australia.

Australian Prisons Evangelized Through Internet


SYDNEY, Australia, NOV. 4, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The Gospel message was sent through the Internet today to isolated places, even prisons, in a global e-conference organized by the Australian bishops.

Sydney Celebrates 1 Year Since Youth Day


SYDNEY, Australia, JULY 21, 2009 (Zenit.org).- In Sydney, Catholics are gathering from different regions once again, to remember the World Youth Day event one year ago that touched their lives with grace.

Archbishop calls priesthood more than a job


CANBERRA, Australia, JUNE 16, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn is affirming that the priesthood is more than a job; it is a special call to holiness through sacrificial love and service to others.

Australians to celebrate Congress for the New Evangelization


Sydney, Australia, Jun 6, 2009 / 02:12 am (CNA).- The Archdiocese of Sydney will celebrate the its Congress for the New Evangelization July 18-26 as part of the first anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Australia for World Youth Day last July.

Australian bishops invite ‘come home’ Catholic campaign to country


Roswell, Ga., Jun 3, 2009 / 12:40 am (CNA).- Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal George Pell and the forty-four bishops of Australia have invited the head of the successful media effort Catholics Come Home to bring the outreach program to their country. In the Diocese of Phoenix, the initiative has already brought some 92,000 Catholics back into the Church.