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Catholic bishops endorse Uluru Statement from the Heart

Australia’s Catholic bishops, on the recommendation of their key Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisers, have endorsed the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

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New auxiliary bishop for Sydney

Pope Francis has appointed Sydney priest Fr Danny Meagher, the former rector of Good Shepherd Seminary, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney.

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Proposals to be 'brought to birth' over next nine months

The months between the first and second general assemblies of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia are a time for “prayer, reflection, maturation and development”, according to a concluding statement from the first assembly.

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Seeing through the eyes of the wounded

The Fifth Plenary Council of Australia will today spend extra time offline, praying with and reflecting on how the Church can see through the eyes of those who have been abused and reach those on the peripheries.

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Plenary poised for virtual guidance

Despite large parts of the country being in lockdown, organisers of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia are ready to deliver the first assembly in October wholly online.