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Bishop Ken Howell announced as New Bishop of Toowoomba

May 24, 2023

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 hearing the news, Bishop Robert McGuckin, retiring Bishop of Toowoomba said, "I...

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Brisbane Archdiocese reaches for the Summit

May 18, 2023

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 West, carried an open invitation from Archbishop Coleridge to...

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Statement regarding an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament

May 11, 2023

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have lived in this land for many thousands of years. Their custodianship, however, is not recognised in the Australian Constitution. This is an omission which needs to be rectified. A constitutionally enshrined...

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Obligation to attend Sunday Mass restored by Archbishop Coleridge

May 5, 2023

Archbishop Mark Coleridge is set to withdraw the pandemic inspired dispensation in the Brisbane Archdiocese and restore the regular Sunday obligation for Catholics to attend Mass. The dispensation will be removed in time for Pentecost Sunday (May 28,2023)...

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COVID-19 Update 15 issued 28 Mar 2023

Mar 28, 2023

COVID-19 Update 15 issued 28 Mar 2023 As we prepare for our Easter celebrations, there are some updated COVID protocols for liturgical practices. Recently, in reviewing current protocols, the Archdiocese consulted with a infectious diseases expert. They...

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Church publishes fifth annual report on child safety

Jan 20, 2023

The ongoing work to ensure Catholic settings are safe for children and that organisations are responsive to safeguarding concerns has been outlined in the Church's fifth annual report to the National Office for Child Safety. One of the recommendations...

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Church in Australia mourns death of Pope Benedict XVI

Dec 31, 2022

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB says Pope Benedict XVI will long be remembered fondly in Australia as the Pontiff who led young people from around the globe in prayer at World Youth Day in Sydney in 2008. Pope Benedict, born Joseph Ratzinger, led the...

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Holocaust museum and education centre welcomed

Oct 27, 2022

Catholic Archbishop Mark Coleridge has welcomed Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's announcement on 22 October to establish the Queensland Holocaust Museum and Education Centre on the grounds of the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane's premises in the Brisbane...

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Church opens canonical investigation into Bishop Saunders

Sep 25, 2022

The Holy See has initiated a canonical investigation into former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders, with Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane appointed to oversee the investigation. Bishop Saunders stood aside as Bishop of Broome in March 2020 after...

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Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane welcomes Housing Summit

Sep 16, 2022

The Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane has welcomed a state Housing Summit as an opportunity to provide more homes for Queenslanders. The Archdiocese was amongst the stakeholders at today's housing roundtable which is a step towards a summit in October...

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