Australia’s New Development Policy
We highlight some of the key elements in the Federal Government’s new development policy.
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National Week of Prayer and Action for Refugees
The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum is hosting A National Week of Prayer and Action this week.
Season of Creation
During this Season of Creation, we provide a new resource on threatened species.
Social Justice Statement 2023-24
In This years Social Justice Statement, Australia’s Bishops invite us to renew our engagement with the First Peoples of Australia. They have come to this view through much listening to the First Peoples and they encourage us all to listen to them in a spirit of love and humility.
Update on the Voice Referendum
We provide an update on resources available for you to get involved in the Yes campaign for the Voice to Parliament referendum.
Refugees off PNG and Nauru
Staff from the Office recently met with a number of refugees who have recently arrived in Australia from Nauru. We share some of their experiences and offer you an opportunity to support those refugees still held in PNG as part of Australia’s offshore processing policy.
National Tree Day
Getting involved in National Tree Day is a simple, but important way, to care for our common home.
Listen, Learn, Love
Social Justice Sunday is 27 August and the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s new Social Justice Statement, Listen, Learn, Love: A New Engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples will be launched on Thursday 17 August in Parramatta Diocese.
Let Justice and Peace Flow
We share more on Pope Francis’ Message for the World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation and provide details about two opportunities for you to harmonise your heartbeat with God’s heartbeat and the heartbeat of the earth.
Season of Creation
In the Gospel, Jesus compels us to welcome the stranger (Matthew 25:35). Welcome in this context involves both an attitude and an action. It is our attitude which constantly needs to be assessed in light of the Gospel to ensure that we are carrying out the Lord’s commandment to love our neighbour as ourselves.