Initiated in 2018, the Brisbane Archdiocese Living Laudato Si’ Initiative is now branching out into partnerships with Toowoomba Diocese and the Queensland Churches Environmental Network. You can find out more about the initiative, its activities, and the resources that it has produced for parishes, agencies… Read More »Living Laudato Si’ in Brisbane
The Pacific Conference of Churches is inviting Christians to skip one meal a day between 28 October and 6 December to join the people of West Papua, Kanaky (New Caledonia) and Maohi Nui (French Polynesia) in their hunger for justice and peace in our region.… Read More »Hungering for Justice and Peace in the Pacific
Now that 50 countries have ratified the International Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, it will enter into force on 22 January 2021. We join Pope Francis in continuing to pray that more countries, including Australia, will become parties to the Treaty. You can… Read More »Nuclear Weapons Treaty Success for ICAN
Pope Francis’ new encyclical Fratelli Tutti: On Fraternity and Social Friendship, issues a strong challenge to xenophobia and an exaggerated focus on national self-interest. It encourages social and economic inclusion at all levels and stresses that all human beings are sisters and brothers, members of… Read More »Brothers and Sisters All
Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv, Chair of the Australian Catholic Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service, has expressed the Australian Bishops’ solidarity with the people of the Philippines in their struggle for justice, human rights and the rule of law in… Read More »Solidarity with the Philippines
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
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
While many parishes, Catholic groups and organisations have jumped enthusiastically into the digital world, others have been a little hesitant. It is important to think through how our online presence can be one of dignity and respect, and how we take care of ourselves and… Read More »Social Media Guide