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  • Australian bishops puzzled by reported money transfers from Vatican

    Australian bishops puzzled by reported money transfers from Vatican

    • Jan 5, 2021

    Australia’s bishops are seeking answers after the country’s financial watchdog reported that there have been over 47,000 separate transfers from the Vatican or affiliates worth $1.8 billion in the past seven years.

    By Inés San Martín
  • Aussie prelate: Pro-life movement can’t be ‘so broad it’s meaningless’

    Aussie prelate: Pro-life movement can’t be ‘so broad it’s meaningless’

    • Jun 25, 2019

    Ines San Martin speaks to an Australian bishop on an ad limina visit to Rome.

    By Inés San Martín
  • Aussie bishop in D.C. to learn from American pro-life activism

    Aussie bishop in D.C. to learn from American pro-life activism

    • Jan 18, 2019

    Bishop Richard Umbers, an auxiliary in Sydney, hopes to bring the March for Life to Australia.

    By Christopher White
  • Confessional seal not ‘linchpin of culture of secrecy,’ Aussie prelate says

    Confessional seal not ‘linchpin of culture of secrecy,’ Aussie prelate says

    • May 14, 2018

    The newly elected head of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference discusses the looming trial of Cardinal George Pell, ‘Amoris Laetitia,’ and more.

    By Christopher White
  • Why this bishop thinks memes may just be the tool for evangelization today

    Why this bishop thinks memes may just be the tool for evangelization today

    • Sep 15, 2017

    Bishop Richard Umbers, an auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Sydney, says whether in art, online culture, or political discussion, Christians should be giving an example of how to evangelize and to speak to the challenges society faces today. “You need the contemporary expression of Christian faith.”

    By Adelaide Mena
  • Advice for baby bishops school: Get out to lunch and dinner!

    Advice for baby bishops school: Get out to lunch and dinner!

    • Sep 9, 2017

    Auxiliary Bishop Richard Umbers of Sydney, Australia, took part in the Vatican’s “baby bishops’ school” last year, and he’s got some “nutty” advice for this year’s class: “Make sure you organize a few lunches and dinners along the way. Make sure you make time to get to know some of those bishops in a more intimate setting. Build friendships there.”

    By Inés San Martín
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