Diocesan News 27 August 2025 Social Justice Webinar: Signs of Hope on the Edge: Serving People Living in Homelessness and Mental Ill-Health The experience of people living with the challenges of homelessness and mental ill-health has been highlighted in the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s 2025-2026 Social Justice Statement. 25 August 2025 Prayer for the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat To mark the 150th Anniversary of the Diocese of Ballarat in 2024, Bishop Paul Bird composed a special Anniversary Prayer. … 25 August 2025 Under the Southern Cross: A Journey of Faith and Unity Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the 1950 Pastoral Letter on Immigration 13 August 2025 DOBCEL Board meet On August 5 and 6, the DOBCEL Board held its fourth meeting for the year at St Brigid’s College, Horsham. … 13 August 2025 Acknowledging anniversaries Each year the Corpus Christ Priests Association celebrate Mass and hold a dinner to acknowledge the anniversaries of those ordained … 06 August 2025 Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Friday 8 August was the Feast of St. Mary of the Cross MacKillop. Mary MacKillop led an extraordinary life. She … …10…1415161718…30…