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Historically, the Church has thrived on the margins. Today, that potential continues to beckon. For the past two years, the Catholic Church in Australia has been preparing for the Plenary Council. The bishops have been making decisions and leading the discussion.

The present model of the Catholic Church has far outlasted its relevance. The time has come for all Catholics to tell Rome loudly and clearly: the monarchical model isn’t fit for purpose and has to go.

Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has urged the Members of the 5th Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Australia to bring the patrimony of the Church across time and space to their discussions, be wary of the fashions of the age and read the signs of the times through the …

A Mass celebrated by Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president and Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge has closed the first general assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia this morning.

THE first assembly of Australia’s historic Plenary Council has closed with Mass and a call from Brisbane’s Archbishop Mark Coleridge for the Council’s 280 members to continue journeying with the Holy Spirit to discern the future shape of the Australian Church.

As he closed the formal proceedings of the first general assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia Saturday evening, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB reflected on a week that had been “inspiring,

MEMBERS of Australia’s historic Plenary Council assembly has spent a day confronting the abuse and hurt committed inside the Church. One of the 278 Council members, Francis Sullivan described Day 6 of the Plenary as “harrowing”.

The rubber has hit the road at the Plenary Council, but there are still nine months to go before resolution. Today more than any other, brought home to me that we are just four days into a nine-month journey.

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On the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, Bishop Shane Mackinlay has said the saint that so loved creation and those living in poverty can inspire the work of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia. Bishop Mackinlay,