Armidale bishop appointed
The Reverend Dr Peter Murphy has been appointed Bishop of Armidale.
The Reverend Dr Peter Murphy has been appointed Bishop of Armidale.
Pope Francis has appointed Perth-based priest, Fr George Kolodziej SDS, to be the fifth Bishop of Bunbury.
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Australia’s bishops have used their annual social justice statement to condemn the scourge of domestic and family violence, saying relationships must be ‘marked by respect and freedom rather than coercion and control’.
The latest Census figures released in June by the Australian Bureau of Statistics have revealed a decline in the number of Australians identifying as Christians, from 52.1 per cent in 2016 to 43.9 per cent in 2021.
As a member of the Plenary Council communications team, I was privileged to witness first-hand the proceedings of the final assembly in Sydney last month.
After more than four years of discernment, the Fifth Plenary Council passed 35 motions aimed at helping to make the Church in Australia to be more missionary and Christ-centred.
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