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Franciscan bishop implements Jesuit pope’s synodal vision in Australia

Christopher White,  NCR Vatican Correspondent With thanks to National Catholic Reporter (NCR) and Christopher White, where this article originally appeared.  Republished in full with permission from the author, and from the NCR and from Catholic Outlook of the Parramatta Diocese where this article also appeared on 2 December, 2023.

The Voice: Catholic considerations

Sr Antonia Curtis OSB is a Benedictine Sister at Jamberoo Abbey, NSW. She wrote this article last Lent for Catholic Outlook, the communications arm of the Parramatta Diocese, before the referendum failed. We reprint this article with the permission of Catholic Outlook. She recently conducted an online retreat on Aboriginal Spirituality with Theresa Ardler of […]

Australia and the recent Synod

John Swann Much has been written about the Synod held in Rome during last October. On a recent visit to Australia Christopher White (an NCR writer who was present at the Synod) made the observation that Australia had far more influence than might be expected, given that Australia has less than 0.5 per cent of […]