Updated: Australian Catholic Church council only addressed “tip of the iceberg” when it comes to key challenges, says academic
Updated: 9.30am, 14th October (AEDT)Sydney, Australia Australian Catholics had only glimpsed “the tip of the iceberg” during the first assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council held last week and the failure to tackle some issues head-on was a stain on the church, a senior academic and member of the council says. John Warhurst, emeritus professor […]
Australian Catholics mourn the lack of conversion from school to church attendance as fifth plenary council begins discussions
Sydney, Australia Catholic schools across Australia are full but “our churches are empty”, members of the Catholic Church’s Fifth Plenary Council have been told. The national meeting is the first since 1937 and is attended by 278 members across the country – including bishops, members of religious congregations and laypeople. St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney. […]