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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 ...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...