5.04.2023
Easter Message - 2023
Easter is the greatest celebration in the Catholic Church because it is the completion of Holy Week that ends with the resurrection of Jesus. This means that through the Church’s Easter liturgy, the message ‘Do not look ...
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9.09.2022
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
For many of us Queen Elizabeth is the only reining monarch we have known. It is therefore a profoundly sad moment in our history to hear of her death.
Her Majesty has served as our Head of State and Queen of Australia with gr...
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17.12.2021
Have your say on religious freedom, Catholics urged
Catholics are being encouraged to participate in a nationwide survey on religious discrimination legislation currently before the Australian Parliament and speak up in favour of religious freedom.
Last month,...
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4.08.2021
Pastoral Letter to Catholic Parishes and Agencies re. Safeguarding practices
The events of last week involving the arrest of the Principal from St Joseph’s Catholic School Mundingburra have shocked the entire community. I too was deeply upset and s...
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13.11.2020
Catholic Bishop writes to congratulate Queensland Members of Parliament
With the Queensland Electoral Commission declaring all Queensland Parliamentary seats within the Townsville Diocese recently, Catholic Bishop of Townsville, Most Rev Tim Harris has written...
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22.10.2020
Bishop draws further attention to those made vulnerable by VAD
Bishop Tim Harris believes the concerns many indigenous people hold over Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) have been overlooked and underestimated and should further delay its legislation.
Speak...
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7.09.2020
Catholic bishops call for new solidarity in election statement
Queensland’s Catholic bishops believe the state must discover “a new kind of solidarity” to deal with the impacts of COVID-19 and to find a way beyond the pandemic.
The bish...
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21.08.2020
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and Catholic Religious Australia have today published an “important and substantial” document on the review of diocesan and parish governance and management in Australia.
The review was recommended by the ...
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