Catholic Enquiry Centre

The Catholic Enquiry Centre (CEC) endeavours to assist people in their faith journey. The Centre is a national agency of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and comes under the Bishops Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry. The task of the Centre is to promote the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Faith. The CEC provides opportunities for people to understand the Catholic religion by responding to specific requests for information and making appropriate resources available. To those who belong to another religious tradition or profess no faith, the Centre provides the opportunity to come to know Jesus Christ and His message. To those baptised into another Christian denomination, the Centre offers the opportunity to understand the doctrine and life of the Catholic Faith. To all, the Centre offers an invitation to embrace the Catholic Faith and way of life. We promote the Catholic Faith using digital technology, print media and word of mouth and provide information on the Catholic Faith to those who request it. The Centre also answers questions via electronic mail and telephone for those seeking to understand a particular aspect of the Catholic Faith. For those thinking about exploring the idea of becoming a Catholic, the Catholic Enquiry Centre offers free copies of Call and Response: An introduction to the Catholic Faith. Most, if not all, of the activities of the Catholic Enquiry Centre occur within the Basic Religious Charity named the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.