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With their most recent installation at 3CSSB on base in Townsville, Queensland, the leadership of three battalions' low-key efforts has paid off.

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The Australian Defence Force is mourning one of its own. A young Queenslander known as a leader of troops has been killed in a training exercise near Townsville.

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We pray for the repose of Pat’s immortal soul; Requiem Mass is to be celebrated at St. Jude’s Holder on Thursday 16 October 2025.

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May you rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

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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

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St Patrick's Parish, Mortlake, a suburb of Sydney, welcomes Sonia Gomez Lopez into their Parish for her Pastoral Care experience while she prepares to be a Pastoral Lay Associate in the Australian

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Earlier, on Wednesday, the coffin containing the Pope’s body will be carried from the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta to St. Peter’s Basilica, so that the faithful may pay their respects.

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He joined the Royal Australian Naval College in 1954 as a member of the intermediate entry. As a junior officer under training he served in RAN and RN ships. 

National News
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To honour the 111th anniversary of the landing, commemorations were held in Gallipoli, the Middle East, and around the world.

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A statement from Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and Archbishop of Perth.

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Project Compassion, Caritas Australia's annual Lenten fundraising and awareness appeal, will begin tomorrow with the theme "Unite Against Poverty."

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A good and timely opportunity for the government to invest in social infrastructure.

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Mourning to honour Bondi victims on the 22 of January.

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May your light continue to shine brightly in the darkness of the Bondi Beach tragedy.

 

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A grant application under Saluting their Service (DVA) was accepted. April 2025 saw the installation of Silent Sentries.

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The Catholic Church is calling on the global faithful to reclaim the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit as essential moral anchors for modern life. 

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Pope Leo XIV urged newly confirmed youth to remain active in parish life, warning against drifting away after receiving the sacrament.

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Pope Leo XIV celebrated Pentecost by highlighting the vital role of the Holy Spirit in navigating global conflict and internal church division

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Pope Leo XIV, marking the 60th World Day of Social Communications, called for technological innovation and artificial intelligence to be used for the good of humanity, rather than to replace real h

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Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics across the globe to join him in April in praying for priests in crisis. Source: Vatican News.

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Presiding at his first Palm Sunday Mass of the Lord’s Passion since his election, Pope Leo XIV reflected on Jesus as the King of Peace who rejects war and refuses to listen to the prayers of those

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The US and Israel had been at war for three weeks, and Iran was still attacking US and Israeli allies in the area. 

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Catholics called to embrace all people.

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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. 

Please contact the Military Ordinariate if you wish to read past published newsletters of Serving Faithfully.

Sacramental News

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Baptism
Sacramental News
Isidor Guevarra Baptism at Holy Spirit Chapel RAAF Richmond NSW
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Isidor Guevara
Date
03 May 2026
Location
Place: Holy Spirit Chapel, RAAF Base Richmond NSW
With Blessing on you Baptism.
REV DCN Graham Swan RAN taking a family photo after a baptism
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Easton Parker Nykolaychuk & Charlotte Courtney Nykolaychuk
Date
05 July 2026
Location
Place: HMAS Watson, Sydney, NSW
On this blessed occasion of your Baptism