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Celebration as the Cathedral witnesses 3 new priests ordained
The Archdiocese of Brisbane has celebrated the Feasts of St Peter and Paul with an ordination Mass. In a Cathedral that was full to bursting three men - Isaac Falzon,...
Read MoreBishop Ken Howell announced as New Bishop of Toowoomba
Pope Francis has announced this evening, on the feast of Mary Help of Christians, the appointment of Bishop Ken Howell as the seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Toowoomba. In...
Read MoreBrisbane Archdiocese reaches for the Summit
Over 600 delegates have started attending Summit 2023, the principal gathering of the Archdiocese of Brisbane in 2023. The three day event, being held at the Riverlife Centre in Brisbane's...
Read MoreStatement RE: reinstating the Sunday Obligation in wake of COVID-19 threat receding
When the COVID pandemic struck, I joined other bishops in deciding for a dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass. Now that the pandemic seems to be receding, it...
Read MoreArchbishop Mark Coleridge's Lenten Pastoral Letter 2022
LED BY THE SPIRIT A Lenten Letter to the People of God in the Archdiocese of Brisbane Dear sisters and brothers, "Grace be with you who love our Lord Jesus...
Read MoreBishops formally convoke Fifth Plenary Council
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has formally convoked the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, with its president Archbishop Mark Coleridge signing the required decree on Pentecost Sunday. The decree of...
Read MoreThe Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
By Margaret Hatzis On this the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, it is easy to draw connections with my own family experiences. As young parents...
Read MoreWelcome Back to Mass - Archbishop Mark Coleridge
As restrictions to curb COVID-19 ease Archbishop Coleridge asks that we once again come together to rejoice in the gift of each other and enjoy the feast at the table...
Read MoreArchbishop Mark Coleridge's Lenten Pastoral Letter 2020
As we come to Ash Wednesday we think of the ocean of ashes in which we have drowned as the fires have engulfed the land. Ours is a land of...
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AGAINST all odds, the Melbourne Cup did not pass into the hands of media moguls or foreign princes, but a bunch of Aussie battlers from drought-torn places like Gympie and...
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