Pastoral Letters
Thursday, 16 November 2023 18:52
Praying for a Lasting Peace: A Statement from Australia's Catholic Bishops
The Australian Catholic Bishops, gathered in Sydney this week, join with the Australian Catholic community in expressing our grief and anguish over the suffering of…
Monday, 25 September 2023 14:23
Issues around the VOICE are moral, not just political, say Bishops
Australia’s Catholic bishops say the issues surrounding the proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice “are not just political”, but are also “moral and ethical”,…
Monday, 21 August 2023 10:53
Listen, Learn, Love: A New Engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
The 2023 Bishops’ Justice Statement calls on Australian Catholics and people of goodwill to commit to “fostering a civilisation of love” by taking “every opportunity…
Friday, 12 May 2023 13:35
Bishops issue statement on Indigenous Voice to Parliament
As a vote on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament nears, Australia’s bishops are encouraging Catholics to read and discuss the Uluru Statement from the Heart…
Tuesday, 24 January 2023 15:28
Statement on the Death of Cardinal George Pell
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, President, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference It was with great sadness that I learned of the unexpected death of Cardinal George Pell…
Respect: Confronting Violence and Abuse In 2022,The Catholic Church in Australia marked Social Justice Sunday on 28 August focusing on issue of domestic and family…
Monday, 14 November 2022 00:08
Voting for the Common Good (Victorian Election 2022)
The Bishops of Victoria have written to the Catholic community to provide an election guide designed to help Catholics consider and navigate key issues of…
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…
Saturday, 26 February 2022 16:04
Bishops call for peace in Ukraine and Generous Australian Response
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has prepared a statement on the unfolding violence in Ukraine, quoting Conference president Archbishop Mark Coleridge and Bishop Mykola Bychok,…
Wednesday, 25 August 2021 22:17
Victorian Bishops Call for Justice and Compassion Towards Afghan Community
The Victorian Bishops have released a pastoral statement expressing their concern for the Afghan community overseas and in Victoria. The Bishops call for justice and…
Wednesday, 13 May 2020 16:10
Word of Encouragement from the Australian Catholic Bishops
14 May 2020 The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference released A Word of Encouragement to the Catholic People of Australia, assuring the people of God of…
