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The immediate health and safety of ADF personnel has been the priority in the wake of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

Christians across the world unite to mark Creation Day.

A day of prayer and fasting for peace and justice.

After 21 years of unwavering dedication and commitment to duty, leadership and service to the Australian Defence Force, Chaplain Paul Stuart is leaving as a shining example of what it means to be a

Chaplaincy is very much a form of young adult ministry in the Royal Australian Navy.

It is with great sadness that the Military Diocese has received the notice of the death of Group Captain John Pratt (ret’d).

During the Mass for the Jubilee of Young People at Tor Vergata, Pope Leo XIV reminds the young people that Jesus is our hope, and urges them to "adventure with the Lord toward eternity" as the Lord

After a devastating pastoral visit, Christian leaders denounce the suffering in Gaza, call for an end to the war, and demand action from the international community.

35,000 military personnel from Australia and from 19 other participating nations deployed for exercise Talisman Sabre.

“God’s will is the law of life that the Father himself was the first to follow, by loving us unconditionally in his Son, Jesus,” Pope Leo said.

Hatred, as you all know, knows no religious, racial or cultural boundaries.

NAIDOC Week is celebrated each year on the first week of July.

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Serving Faithfully Newsletters  

From 2018 to the end of 2023 Serving Faithfully was the newsletter of the Catholic Diocese of the Australian Military Services published quarterly.  

From 2024 onwards Serving Faithfully has morphed into news items published regularly on this website to be a more contemporary means of sharing events and experiences from across the whole Diocese.

As the Catholic Military Diocese is comprised of members of the Australian Defence Force and their families scattered widely across Australia and overseas, wherever they are serving. 

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Sacramental News

RCIA

US Marines: Eric Johnston & Dillon McGee

DATE: 14 September 2025

PLACE: Our Help Of Christians, Palmerston NT

Chaplain: Rev Dcn Gavin Keating

Congratulations