
Newsletter October 2026
Welcome to this edition of the AMPJP Newsletter. As we continue to support leadership, collaboration and mission across Catholic ministries, we hope the stories, opportunities







A Public Juridic Person (PJP) is a legal entity under Canon Law that allows various Church ministries to function in the name of the Catholic Church

Welcome to this edition of the AMPJP Newsletter. As we continue to support leadership, collaboration and mission across Catholic ministries, we hope the stories, opportunities

Professor Gabrielle McMullen AM offers a comprehensive Australian perspective on Ministerial Public Juridic Persons (MPJPs) as a model of lay governance in a missionary synodal church, tracing the movement from its grassroots origins to AMPJP — the world’s only national peak body for MPJPs.