Plenary Council

Member set to gather for second plenary assembly

Member set to gather for second plenary assembly

Plenary Council - July 3, 2022
The four-year journey of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia is about to reach its high point, with Members gathering in Sydney this weekend for...
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Plenary Council: The Second General Assembly

Plenary Council: The Second General Assembly

Plenary Council - June 23, 2022
    The Second Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia takes place from 3–9 July 2022. Masses and sessions will be live-streamed each...
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Plenary Council: Framework for Motions

Plenary Council: Framework for Motions

Plenary Council - June 23, 2022
The four-year journey of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia will reach the second – and final – assembly in July 2022. On June 1,...
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Time between assemblies a chance for prayer, maturation

Time between assemblies a chance for prayer, maturation

Plenary Council - October 11, 2021
The months between the first and second general assemblies of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia are a time for “prayer, reflection, maturation and development”,...
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Brisbane Mass closes Plenary Council’s first assembly

Brisbane Mass closes Plenary Council’s first assembly

Plenary Council - October 10, 2021
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...
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Plenary members present final reports of first assembly

Plenary members present final reports of first assembly

Plenary Council - October 9, 2021
An impassioned call for “a prayer for the future of our common home, a Gospel for the home of our future generations” was made during...
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Plenary Council journey one for ‘dusty, patient pilgrims’

Plenary Council journey one for ‘dusty, patient pilgrims’

Plenary Council - October 7, 2021
Maronite Archbishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay OLM has spoken about the significance of the Eastern Catholic Churches and the Latin Rite Church coming together as “pilgrims” for...
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Members unpack big questions facing the Church

Members unpack big questions facing the Church

Plenary Council - October 6, 2021
The 278 members of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia have continued to break open the 16 questions related to how we can create a...
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Archbishop Fisher: ‘Be Powerhouse of Prayer’

Archbishop Fisher: ‘Be Powerhouse of Prayer’

Plenary Council - October 6, 2021
As the first general assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia nears the halfway point, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has preached on the power...
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