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Wednesday, 14 September 2022 17:15
Queen Elizabeth II: 1926- 2022
A STATEMENT FROM ARCHBISHOP TIMOTHY COSTELLOE SDB, PRESIDENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE "Queen Elizabeth was never reticent about acknowledging her Christian faith.…
Wednesday, 14 September 2022 15:36
Bishops support Catholic schools with guide on identity and gender
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has released a guide on gender and identity to support Catholic schools in responding to the individual social and pastoral…
Thursday, 25 August 2022 15:11
Scripture Talks on St Paul available online
Growing Faith Communities Today: Insights from the Genius of St Paul The four Sandhurst Scripture Talks on St Paul and accompanying study guides are now…
Thursday, 25 August 2022 15:08
Sandhurst Lay Leaders Look to the Future
Pastoral Associates, Lay leaders and Clergy gathered at Kyabram for their annual diocesan group meeting on Wednesday 24 August. It was an opportunity to catch…
Thursday, 25 August 2022 14:49
Parish Administration Staff gather online
Parish Administration Staff from across the Diocese gathered online for their annual conference. On the frontline of parish life, these very special people wear many…
Thursday, 25 August 2022 12:45
Rural Australians for Refugees seeking help for Refugee Arrivals.
Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) Bendigo is awaiting the arrival of two Hazara Afghani families and is hoping locals will be able to help with…
Thursday, 25 August 2022 12:43
Rent freeze must be part of the national cost-of-living debate
Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA), has backed the federal Green’s two-year rent freeze proposal saying it is an important initiative that should be given serious…
Thursday, 25 August 2022 10:27
Long-term funding contracts for community services organisations a step closer
The announcement last week by Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth, that the Federal Government will trial longer-term funding contracts and deliver proper indexation to…
Thursday, 25 August 2022 10:05
St Joseph’s College Students Keep the Faith Alive in Local Aged-Care Facilities
Year 10 Youth Ministry students from St Joseph’s College Echuca have developed a CD of prayers, readings and religious music for residents of aged-care facilities…
Thursday, 25 August 2022 09:46
Animations introduce new Church Authorities
The Association of Ministerial Public Juridic Persons (AMPJP) has produced two short animations which explain Ministerial Public Juridic Persons (PJPs) and the AMPJP to the…
Thursday, 25 August 2022 09:42
Caritas Australia’s Cambodian Country Representative retires after an extraordinary 30 years
After a remarkable career of 30 years, Caritas Australia is saying farewell to Sothy Lay, Caritas Australia’s Country Representative in Cambodia. Beginning his career…
Thursday, 25 August 2022 09:34
Bishops' President Hopes Church Will Continue Along Journey Of Discovery
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has today emphasised the importance of the Word of God as central to the…
Thursday, 25 August 2022 08:59
140 Years of Faith and Worship in Bethanga Celebrated at Farewell Mass
Bishop Shane celebrated the Farewell Mass at St Francis Church, Bethanga on Saturday 20 August. Wodonga priests, Fr Junjun Amaya PP, Fr Uday Marneni AP…
Thursday, 25 August 2022 08:55
Sandhurst Clergy focus on Integral Ecology at Annual Inservice
37 Sandhurst Priests, last week, gathered at Cadell on the Murray in Moama for the annual Sandhurst Priests Inservice. The theme this year was integral…
Thursday, 25 August 2022 08:41
Australian synthesis for global Synod of Bishops available online
The Australian National Synthesis for the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, colloquially known as the Synod on Synodality, was published in…
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 11:40
Br Mark Needham 60 Years a Marist
Congratulations to Br Mark Needham who recently celebrated 60 years as a professed Marist Brother, 15 of those years serving in the Diocese of Sandhurst…
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 11:01
Caritas Australia Push for Australian Government to Help Fight Famine
Caritas Australia has joined the Help Fight Famine alliance calling for Australia to: Save lives now through an urgent Famine Prevention Package of $150 million avert catastrophe in…
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 10:33
Make Hunger History Campaign
Right now, 49 million people are on the brink of famine. Conflict, COVID, climate shocks and now the war in Ukraine, have created the perfect storm for…
