The 2020 Poverty in Australia Overview by the Australian Council of Social Service and UNSW Sydney reports that 3.24 million people in Australia are living below the poverty line. They include more than one in eight adults and one in six children. In response, ACOSS has called on government to boost growth in jobs, increase Newstart and Rent Assistance, and invest in social housing.
A group of Iranian Australians in Sydney have launched a petition calling on the Australian government to take a clear stand against the violation of human rights in Iran since 15 November 2019 when security forces opened fire on peaceful demonstrations in about 200 cities and towns.
We can begin the process of ecological conversion in moments of quiet reflection and prayer, where we deepen our awareness of how each one of us has failed to treat Creation with due love and respect. Further reflection will bring to mind certain wasteful habits… Read More »Lenten Eco Calendar
Cardinal Peter K.A. Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, has called for a ‘universal and intergenerational solidarity’ in response to the ‘cry of the earth and the cry of the poor’. Speaking at a press conference of the Interfaith… Read More »Cardinal Turkson’s Press Statement at the World Economic Forum
Here is the transcript of Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv STL DD’s 14 January 2020 interview with the German Catholic news service Verlagsgruppe Bistumspresse. In it he addresses the questions of the international community about the Australian bushfires and the Church’s response. Bishop… Read More »Bishop Long’s Bushfire Interview with Verlagsgruppe Bistumspresse
This Dominican Sister had a Passion for Social Justice By Michael Costigan Sister Mary Britt OP, who died in Sydney on 5th December, a few weeks short of her 94th birthday, will be remembered for, among many things, the strength of her passion for social… Read More »Mary Britt OP: A Passion for Social Justice
Griffith University researcher Greg Cronan is using video conferencing to connect young school students and older people living in residential care. The resulting intergenerational learning is benefiting both groups by building a connected community of mutual learning, empathy, respect and faith. The school children are… Read More »Making Real Connections