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Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.

Adelaide to host Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2015

Aug 27, 2014

The Australian bishops have announced that next year's national Catholic youth festival will be held in Adelaide, the capital of... Read more

Sr. Philomene Tiernan, RSCJ, who died July 17 in the MH17 crash, is pictured in this undated phile photo.

Australians mourn those killed in Malaysia Airlines crash

Jul 23, 2014

In the wake of the crash of flight MH17 over Ukraine, Australians have been mourning the loss of the 298... Read more

Boats filled with asylum seekers crosses the sea.

Australia bishop: 'Boat people are real people'

Jun 10, 2014

The bishops of Oceania upheld their solidarity with those traveling across the water to seek asylum in Australia, known locally... Read more

Fr. Columba Macbeth-Green, O.S.P.P.E., who was appointed Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes April 12.

Pauline monk appointed bishop of rural Australian diocese

Apr 15, 2014

Pope Francis appointed Saturday Fr. Columba Macbeth-Green, a Pauline Father, as Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, a rural diocese in the Australian... Read more

Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane, Australia.

Pallium ceremony a boost for Australian evangelization

Jun 29, 2012

Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane believes that the June 29 pallium ceremony in Rome will provide a significant boost to... Read more

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Pope Francis at his general audience in St Peter’s Square on May 31, 2023.

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Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.

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Vatican supports Catholic research to improve families and marriages