Professor Renée Köhler-Ryan.

International

Evolution not revolution: Synod briefing

The role of women in the Church, potential revisions to Canon Law and the importance of lay ministries were among the topics discussed at a Synod briefing featuring Australian delegates.

National

Referendum should usher in new era: Bishop Gauci

Despite the referendum to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Constitution not succeeding, Australia needs to find a way to address the inequalities many First Nations people face, Bishop Charles Gauci has said.

National

General secretary appointed

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has appointed Fr Chris de Souza, currently serving as one of two vicars general in the Diocese of Parramatta, as its new general secretary.

Opinion

Statement urges Catholics to encounter Jesus the Jew

‘Catholic identity is intimately linked to the faith of Israel...Jesus was Jewish and our Christian tradition grew from within First Century CE Judaism.’

National

MSC provincial announced

Fr Stephen Hackett MSC has been elected provincial superior of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in Australia and will conclude his time as general secretary of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference in July.