Part 9: Synod of Bishops and reforms to priestly formation: 1967 First Ordinary Assembly of Synod of Bishops
Peter Wilkinson continues his series on Catholic Seminaries in Australia 1835-2023.
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PM meets Pope Leo
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met privately with Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, formally inviting the new pontiff to Australia for the 54th International Eucharistic Congress that Sydney will host in 2028. Mr Albanese met Leo XIV the day after the new pope’s inaugural mass in Rome, hours after the […]
NT bishop reaffirms Church’s position on euthanasia
As the Northern Territory Government conducts a public consultation on euthanasia, Darwin Bishop Charles Gauci has reaffirmed the Church’s position on the sanctity of life and the importance of compassion for those in their final stages of life. Source: Darwin Diocese. “No one wants to see people in pain,” Bishop Gauci said. “We must do […]
US Report: young ordinands more confident and more conservative
A new analysis of a study that claims to be the largest national survey of Catholic priests conducted in more than 50 years has found, among other things, that priests describing themselves as “progressive” are practically going “extinct” among U.S. seminary graduates, with the vast majority of young ordinands describing themselves as conservative and orthodox. […]
New Archbishops appointed
Pope Leo XIV has announced the appointment of Bishop Shane Mackinlay as the new Archbishop of Brisbane and Bishop Anthony Ireland as Archbishop of Hobart. Bishop Mackinlay has served as Bishop of Sandhurst, in regional Victoria, since 2019. Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, welcomed his appointment which follows the retirement of […]
