In these days of preparation for the Assemblies of the Plenary Council of the Church in Australia the word ‘discernment’ is suddenly being bandied about everywhere. It is often misused as a substitute for ‘decision-making’ or ‘strategic planning’. Archbishop Costelleo addresses this in his paper… Read More »Social Discernment & the Plenary Council
Cardinal Peter Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promotion Human Integral Development, kicks off the Podcasts From The Future series. Listen here. The podcasts present a series of conversations about the issues being discussed by the Vatican Covid19 Commission, and what is needed to “prepare… Read More »Podcasts from the Future
Listen to the Social Justice Statement 2020-21 Conversations About the Statement
Mental Health in Australia Today This year’s Social Justice Statement To Live Life to the Full: Mental health in Australia today, encourages faith communities, governments and each one of us, to make mental health a priority. It is a timely message in the context of… Read More »Social Justice Statement Highlights Mental Health
The Bishops invite us all to reject stigmatisation, to work for the transformation of social determinants of mental ill-health, and to call for policies and service provision that meets the needs of the poorest and most marginalised members of our community.
Seventy-five years have passed since the Battle of Okinawa, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the end of the Second World War, and the founding of the United Nations. Reflecting on these events, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan note that the world is… Read More »Japanese Bishops’ Peace Message 75 Years After the War
Did you know that the Vatican was one of the first states to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons? Please join us in praying for nuclear disarmament from 6 to 15 August. The Office for Social Justice has prepared a… Read More »10 Days for Peace Prayer for Nuclear Disarmament
What have Catholic theological ethicists got to say about the issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement? Members of Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church network have complied a list of theological ethics resources for combating white supremacy and racism. The list highlights… Read More »Black Lives Matter to Catholic Ethicists
Does your diocese or parish have a Reconciliation Action Plan? In this video Cynthia Rowan and Archbishop Mark Coleridge talk about Indigenous deaths in custody, the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and the development of parish Reconciliation Action Plans in the Brisbane archdiocese. Cynthia is… Read More »Reconciliation in Action
Welcome, Protect, Promote, Integrate The verbs welcome, protect, promote and integrate provide the framework for Pastoral Orientations on Internally Displaced People developed to guide the work of the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and its partners with internally… Read More »Caring for Internally Displaced People