Feast of St Joseph the Worker Pastoral Message 2021
Bishop Long invites us to imagine St Joseph the Worker as a migrant worker in Egypt and to care for temporary workers in Australia today.
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A Discipleship of Equals
Bishop Long’s Easter message calls on the church and its leaders to follow the example of women throughout salvation history and create a future of hope.
Female Under-Secretary for Dicastery
Pope Francis has appointed Sister Alessandra Smerilli as Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Her appointment has been welcomed as a sign of Pope Francis’ commitment to bringing about a ‘more incisive presence’ of women in the Church. Sr Smerilli was already an advisor to the Vatican City State, consultor of… Read More »Female Under-Secretary for Dicastery
Seeking a Better JobSeeker
In a submission to the Australian Government, Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen, Chair of the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service has called for a substantial and permanent increase to the JobSeeker allowance. Rejecting the proposed increase to JobSeeker as inadequate, he said… Read More »Seeking a Better JobSeeker
CHA’s Five Priorities for Aged Care
Responding to the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, Catholic Health Australia (CHA) is calling on the Australian Government to concentrate on five key areas. They are: Placing families and older Australians at the heart of the system. Training… Read More »CHA’s Five Priorities for Aged Care
Sign the Sydney Statement
The Sydney Statement is an interfaith charter that details how to engage in interfaith relations with others – in daily life, in acting together for the common good, in sharing knowledge about each other’s religions, and in exchanging spirituality – and to promote interreligious dialogue… Read More »Sign the Sydney Statement
People’s Inquiry for an Independent & Peaceful Australia
The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) is a national network of community, peace and faith organisations, environment groups, trade unions and individuals. Some of its objectives, such as “foreign policy that promotes peaceful resolution of any international conflicts” and “a peaceful, just and sustainable… Read More »People’s Inquiry for an Independent & Peaceful Australia
Rising Tides, Raising Voices
The image on the cover of Rising Tides, Raising Voices shows coconut trees killed by the encroachment of sea water. Meanwhile the first words of the publication go to Tiiringatea, an I-Kiribati participant in the Pacific Calling Partnership’s climate leadership training program in 2014: “The… Read More »Rising Tides, Raising Voices
Volunteer with Palms
Rising to the challenges of COVID-19 Palms Australia are actively recruiting Australian Catholics now to receive preparation and training to undertake overseas professional placements in late 2021 and early 2022. Palms recruits, prepares, sends and supports Catholics from all around Australia to fill overseas professional… Read More »Volunteer with Palms
Preparing the Future
Almost as soon as the pandemic was declared, Pope Francis established the Vatican COVID-19 Commission. He understood that we can either emerge from this once in a generation crisis better or worse. How we respond to the pandemic now can help to prepare a better… Read More »Preparing the Future