The Catholic Weekly 3 July 2022

catholicweekly.com.au FUTURE Catholic Weekly The This week the Second Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council comes together in Sydney. It’s a critical moment for the whole Church in Australia. The question on everyone’s lips is: howwill it help ordinary Catholics to live their faith in increasingly challenging times for Christians? PHOTO: GIOVANNI PORTELLI Charting the PLENARY 2022 Spiritual renewal is essential to any plan for the future of faith Inside wrap Renewing the face of the Church In 1937, Catholic schools and communismwere on the agenda Inside wrap Different issues for another time Latest statistics portray a rapidly changing society, especially on faith Centre pages What the Census reveals