Plenary members present final reports of First Assembly

Archbishop Costelloe: 'Pray with us and for us'

Plenary Council president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB is inviting Catholics across Australia to pray with and pray for Council members during the upcoming first general assembly.

Opening Plenary: Three things you might have missed

On Monday 4 October, the Opening Plenary Session kicked off the main portion of the Plenary Council's First Assembly. For those who weren't tuned into the live stream, here are three highlights you missed.

Fifth Plenary Council of Australia | Opening Mass Homily

As part of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia's Opening Mass, the Archbishop of Perth Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB delivered a homily about what God is asking of us in Australia. 

A voice for youth: Plenary Council’s youngest member looks ahead to historic gathering

A quietly-spoken 20-year-old university student and youth minister from the regional New South Wales city of Orange is set to make history as the youngest member of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia.

Priest’s Council hope: People rediscover what it means to be baptised

As the Church in Australia journeys towards the first assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, the first since 1937, the question asked by many is how the Church has changed since that last gathering. While he doesn’t remember any specifics about that event 84 years ago, Fr Frank Gordon – one of the oldest members of the upcoming Council – is testament to the changes that have taken place.