Brisbane RCIA Numbers Nearly Double in 2026
Brisbane RCIA numbers nearly double as 454 adults enter the Catholic Church Brisbane RCIA numbers have nearly doubled compared with the previous year.The Archdiocese of Brisbane is welcoming a near doubling of new Catholics as compared with the previous year. A total of 454 adults, up from 241 last year, will be baptised and confirmed […]
‘A little kindling’: Liam Bui on pursuing his vocation to the priesthood
Liam Bui is in his second year of study at Corpus Christi College, the regional seminary for Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. He says his decision to pursue a vocation to the priesthood began with a prayer of surrender, asking, “Lord, what do you want for me? And really surrendering my will to him.” By […]
Archbishop Fisher calls for balance between protest and worship
Archbishop Fisher OP has called for NSW lawmakers to reconsider whether repeated political protests should be allowed to repeatedly disrupt religious worship, arguing freedom of political communication should not become a “super right” overriding other fundamental freedoms. By Marilyn Rodrigues Addressing the Samuel Griffith Society conference in Sydney on 22 August, Archbishop Anthony Fisher questioned whether authorities […]
Camino of St Joseph: The night Sydney’s streets belonged to St Joseph
On any given Friday night, the streets of inner Sydney belong to the revellers, the nightclub queues, the neon and the noise. But in the early hours of Saturday 22 August, the city awoke to a different sound: the deep murmur of the rosary and the steady tread of more than 1,500 men walking through […]
World Youth Day 2027 Seoul: A Celebration of Hope
World Youth Day 2027 Seoul preparations are in full swing, where Pope Leo XIV is expected to join young Catholics from around the world for the second World Youth Day ever held in Asia. Written By Courtney Mares (OSV News) The gathering, which will take place on 3–8 August 2027, comes more than three decades […]
Archbishop Randazzo brings canon law to life for Aussie students in Rome
By Mathew De Sousa Catholic Weekly – 14 July, 2026 Just three and a half months after his appointment to the Dicastery for Legislative Texts, Archbishop Anthony Randazzo is already positively influencing future canonists on a global scale. Last month, the Faculty of Canonical Law of St Paul University in Ottawa visited Rome as part of a study tour. Included in the […]
Bishop Appointed to the Military Ordinariate of Australia
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Monsignor Stuart Hall as Bishop to the Military Ordinariate of Australia. Ordained priest in 1987, Bishop-elect Hall served for 22 years as a Navy chaplain in naval establishments throughout Australia and aboard fleet units, deploying on operational service, including to Timor-Leste and the Middle East. In 2011, he was appointed […]
Pope Leo appointed Archbishop Comensoli to Dicastery for Evangelisation
By Melbourne Catholic 27 June 2026 Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Peter A Comensoli to the Dicastery for Evangelisation, Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelisation in the World. The appointment was announced on Saturday 27 June. ‘I thank the Holy Father for the trust he has placed in me with this appointment, and I […]
Brisbane Archbishop receives pallium from Pope Leo in Rome
BRISBANE Archbishop Shane Mackinlay has been invested with the pallium from Pope Leo XIV during a Mass at St Peter’s Basilica on June 29. by Kymberlee Gomes – 30 June 2026 “I was deeply honoured to receive a pallium from Pope Leo XIV during the annual Mass for Saints Peter and Paul, the patron saints of […]
Australian Children’s Choir to sing at Vatican
The Australian Children’s Choir (ACC) is embarking on a significant tour of Italy at the end of June. This tour will see 29 teenagers from their top two choirs perform in various historic locations, including singing at a Mass in the Vatican on 30 June. Melbourne Catholic 23 June 2026 ‘It’s just such a thrill […]