Paul Osborne is the Media and Communications Director at the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. He specializes in themes of religion and spirituality, focusing on topics such as Christianity, church administration, and social interest, with a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusion. Paul has been featured in various publications including The New Daily, The West Australian, and 7News, among others.
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By: Paul Osborne
Pope Leo XIV has released his first teaching letter, an encyclical titled Magnifica humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”). Addressed to all humanity, it is a reflection on what it means to protect and preserve human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence. Pope Leo XIV released Magnifica humanitas on Monday, May 25, having signed it on May 15, […]
By: Paul Osborne
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference welcomes the Fair Work Commission’s 2026 Annual Wage Review decision as a positive outcome for low-paid workers and their families. Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green explains At a time when many in our society continue to struggle with rising housing, food and energy costs, the commission’s decision to increase award wages by […]
By: Paul Osborne
The Australian Government has been urged to review its proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme to ensure the most vulnerable are not left behind. Chair of the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service, Bishop Timothy Harris, said the NDIS Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill has been developed […]
By: Paul Osborne
Preparations for World Youth Day Seoul 2027 are building across Australia. Pilgrimage coordinators from dioceses, eparchies and Catholic organisations met recently through the National World Youth Day Coordinators Network, facilitated by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s National Centre for Evangelisation (NCE). Since April, the network has met monthly, supporting pilgrimage leaders through prayer, formation and […]
By: Paul Osborne
Australian Catholic have been encouraged to reflect on the lives and experiences of mariners on Sea Sunday (July 12). National director of Stella Maris Australia, Fr Tony Cox SSC, said mariners live on the margins of society and most of their working life is spent beyond the reach of land. “One visiting seafarer said to […]
By: Paul Osborne
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Monsignor Stuart Hall as Bishop to the Military Ordinariate of Australia. Ordained priest in 1987, Bishop-elect Hall served for 22 years as a Navy chaplain in naval establishments throughout Australia and aboard fleet units, deploying on operational service, including to Timor-Leste and the Middle East. In 2011, he was appointed […]
By: Paul Osborne
Australia’s Catholic bishops have urged a renewed focus on ways to make Australia a more cohesive society. Each year since 1940, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has issued a statement for reflection and discussion in the lead-up to Social Justice Sunday (August 30) on a key issue in society. The latest statement, Living the Gospel […]
By: Paul Osborne
This is the full text of the address by the chair of the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service, Bishop Tim Harris, at the launch of the social justice statement, Living the Gospel in Times of Social Division, in Brisbane on August 7, 2026. We gather today with hope, compassion and a shared […]
This is the full text of the McCosker Oration delivered to mark the 70th anniversary of Catholic Social Services Australia by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. Thank you, Jerry Nockles for that kind introduction. Thank you, Aunty Caroline, for the Welcome to Country. About ten years I spoke in the Ngunawal language in the House […]
By: Paul Osborne
A statement from President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, regarding the Christopher Saunders case. The crimes of abuse of which the former bishop of Broome, Christopher Saunders, has been found guilty following a jury verdict in the District Court of Western Australia represent a betrayal of everything the gospel and […]
