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Australian bishops oppose forcing priests to reveal details of confession
The bishops of Australia have indicated that they will resist the Royal Commission's proposal that priests be legally obligated to... Read more
Christian leaders unite to oppose assisted suicide in Australia
Catholics and Christian leaders from several denominations have joined forces in the Australian state of Victoria to decry a bill... Read more
Sydney archbishop applauds rejection of abortion bill
Catholics in the Australian state of New South Wales applauded the rejection of bills in the upper house of the... Read more
Australian bishops: Assisted suicide is the opposite of health care
Proposals to legalize euthanasia in the Australian state of Victoria are based on “misplaced compassion,” the local bishops said. Read more
Australian bishops apologize for Church's failure in sex abuse crisis
Days before Australia’s Royal Commission on institutional sex abuse begins their final hearing into the Church’s response to their abuse... Read more
Doctors warn Australian state against legalizing euthanasia
The government of the Australian state of Victoria is looking to legalize euthanasia in 2017, but physicians have warned of... Read more
Australia's proposed refugee ban is 'deliberately cruel'
The Australian government's proposed permanent ban on visas for refugees and asylum seekers who have recently arrived by boat drew... Read more
He escaped Vietnam on a fishing boat, and now he's a bishop
In the 1970s, a teenager boarded a boat to escape the cruelty of war in his homeland of Vietnam. He... Read more
As abuse hearing ends, Cardinal Pell says he 'should have done more'
Speaking to an Australian committee investigating institutional responses to child sex abuse cases, Cardinal George Pell has expressed his regret... Read more
Indonesia draws international outcry for executing drug traffickers
The Australian bishops joined their voices to the international condemnation of the Indonesian government's execution of foreign drug traffickers last... Read more
Australian bishop affirms innocence amid charges of concealing abuse
An Australian bishop is strongly denying accusations that he concealed a serious sexual abuse offense allegedly disclosed to him in... Read more
Australians welcome appointment of new apostolic nuncio
Australia's Catholics have received with joy the news that Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Archbishop Adolfo Yllana, a Filipino native,... Read more
Jail, not death: appropriate punishment according to Australia's bishops
With two of their nationals on Indonesia's death row over drug trafficking offenses, the Australian bishops are appealing to the... Read more
Christ offers healing and peace, Sydney archbishop says after siege
In the aftermath of a hostage situation at an Australian café, Sydney’s Archbishop Anthony Fisher, O.P., stressed that the love... Read more
Australian bishop entrusts diocese to Mary, Star of the Sea at Installation
During the homily at his Mass of Installation as Bishop of Broken Bay on Friday, Peter Comensoli entrusted both the... Read more
Australian Catholic migrant office slams new asylum seekers law
The Australian bishops' office for migrants and refugees has termed “unethical” legislation signed into law last week that gives the... Read more
New Sydney archbishop hopes for seminaries 'teeming with new life'
At his Mass of Installation on Wednesday, Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney said that by the time of his retirement,... Read more
Australian bishops welcome new head of pastoral life commission
The Australian bishops' conference has welcomed Alison Burt as the new leadership steering the national Bishops Commission for Pastoral Life... Read more
World Youth Day organizer named as next Sydney archbishop
Pope Francis has named the next Archbishop of Sydney: Parramatta Bishop Anthony Fisher, O.P., a Sydney native and a lead... Read more
New South Wales Catholic magazine wins religious press award
The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, in Australia's state of New South Wales, is rejoicing over having won multiple media honors from... Read more
