Bunbury Diocese Thurs 30 Apr – Mon 4 May 2020 Our Lady’s Assumption Church, Mandurah. Midday 30 April to 9.30 am 1 May St Patrick’s Cathedral, BunburyMidday to 4.30pm 1 May Carmelite Monastery, Gelorup 5.30 […]
Dear ParishionersLast June, our Diocese celebrated its first Synod as envisaged by the Second Vatican Council and encouraged by Pope Francis. The purpose of this Pastoral Letter is to share with all the fruits of […]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in ChristDuring this past week, the lower house of the Western Australian Parliament, the Legislative Assembly, voted to pass the draft legislation which would legalise euthanasia in our State. The draft […]
‘Just as the risk of wrongful death is why we no longer have capital punishment in Australia, the same risk also applies to the Euthanasia legislation; there’s no turning back!’, stated Hon. Nick Goiran MLC […]
Bishop Holohan along with almost 40 bishops spent more than two hours with the Pope on 24 June as part of what is meant to be a five-yearly Ad Limina Apostolorum visit (translated as ‘To […]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ The Bunbury Diocese faces many challenges to its mission today, as does the Catholic Church in Australia. Our task is to proclaim Christ and his teachings in an increasingly […]
Dear Parishioners and Parents of Students in Catholic Schools What a distressing week it has been after we all heard of the guilty verdict against Cardinal George Pell. I cannot remember such a national media […]
I would like to thank all who responded during the Consultation regarding the theme for our 2019 Synod. People’s responses came in many forms and were grouped into topics by members of the Synod Commission. […]
Dear Parishioners People have been asking me about possible implications for parishes and Catholic schools of legislation passed earlier this year related to payments to survivors of abuse. I have tried to answer their questions […]
Nothing in life compares with personal experiences of Christ. He is our Lord and Saviour. [1] Believers have suffered persecution, torture and death rather than risk losing these experiences. The gospels give numerous examples of […]
