Diocesan News
Resources from the Diocese for Parishes
19 April 2017
The Diocesan Resource Centre has a wide range of resources that can be borrowed free by groups or individuals in parishes.
Xt3 Lent Calendar 2017
23 March 2017
Give God a moment this Lent - the theme of the 2017 Xt3 Lent calendar
International Women's Day 2017
8 March 2017
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Council for Australian Catholic Women have provided resources to celebrate International Women's Day 2017
World Day of Prayer Against Human Trafficking
8 February 2017
ACRATH invites you to participate in this event and so help to bring about an end to human trafficking and slavery.
From Bishop Paul Bird
6 February 2017
Letter regarding a further Royal Commission hearing in relation to the Catholic Church.
Call for Nominations – Diocesan Pastoral Council
2 February 2017
The Diocese of Ballarat is calling for nominations for the 2017 Diocesan Pastoral Council (DPC).
Pope Francis' Letter to Young People
25 January 2017
Pope Francis’ writes to young people regarding the XV General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on ‘Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment’.
World Interfaith Harmony Week
19 January 2017
Ballarat Interfaith Network, in partnership with Ballarat City Council, will be celebrating World Interfaith Harmony Week during the first week of February, through a flag raising ceremony on Thursday, 2nd February, at 11am, Queen Victoria Square,
Year of Youth 2018
11 January 2017
Bishop Paul Bird with all the Catholic Bishops of Australia invite Catholics across the country to join in celebrating a Year of Youth from the beginning of Advent 2017 to the end of 2018.
Australian Catholic Youth Festival
10 January 2017
Thousands of young people will gather for the final Mass of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival to be held in Sydney from 7 to 9 December 2017.
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