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SUMMARY:Saint John Paul II
DESCRIPTION:Pope John Paul II was beatified in Saint Peter’s Square on 1 May 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI\, his immediate successor and for many years his valued collaborator as Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He was canonised on 27 April 2014\, together with Pope John XXIII\, by Pope Francis.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-john-paul-ii-2022-10-22/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221023T000000
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SUMMARY:World Mission Sunday
DESCRIPTION:“Here am I\, send me.” (Is 6:8) \n\n\n\n“Mission is a free and conscious response to God’s call. Yet we discern this call only when we have a personal relationship of love with Jesus present in his Church. Let us ask ourselves: are we prepared to welcome the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives\, to listen to the call to mission\, whether in our life as married couples or as consecrated persons or those called to the ordained ministry\, and in all the everyday events of life? Understanding what God is saying to us at this time of pandemic also represents a challenge for the Church’s mission. Illness\, suffering\, fear and isolation challenge us… The celebration of World Mission Day is an occasion for reaffirming how prayer\, reflection and the material help of your offerings are so many opportunities to participate actively in the mission of Jesus in his Church. The charity expressed in the collections that take place during the liturgical celebrations of the third Sunday of October is aimed at supporting the missionary work carried out in my name by the Pontifical Mission Societies\, in order to meet the spiritual and material needs of peoples and Churches throughout the world\, for the salvation of all.” Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for World Mission Day 2020.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRead the full text of the here:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-mission-sunday-2022-10-23/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221028T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221028T235959
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SUMMARY:Saints Simon and Jude
DESCRIPTION:Jesus chose some unlikely people: a former Zealot\, a former (crooked) tax collector\, an impetuous fisherman\, two “sons of thunder\,” and a man named Judas Iscariot. It is a reminder that we cannot receive too often. Holiness does not depend on human merit\, culture\, personality\, effort\, or achievement. It is entirely God’s creation and gift. God needs no Zealots to bring about the kingdom by force. Jude\, like all the saints\, is the saint of the impossible: Only God can create his divine life in human beings. And God wills to do so\, for all of us. \n\n\n\nFranciscan Media
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saints-simon-and-jude-2022-10-28/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221101T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221101T235959
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SUMMARY:All Saints Day
DESCRIPTION:From the first centuries after Christ\, Christians who died a martyr’s death were considered saints\, who live in God’s presence forever. In the ninth century\, Pope Gregory IV designated November 1 as the day to remember all the saints living in God’s presence. \n\n\n\nLoyola Press
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/all-saints-day-2022-11-01/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221102T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221102T235959
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SUMMARY:All Souls' Day
DESCRIPTION:On the feast of All Souls\, and throughout November\, we remember and pray for our deceased relatives\, friends\, and all the those who have died.  \n\n\n\nPrayer\n\n\n\nLet perpetual light shine upon them\,with your Saints forever\, for you are merciful.Eternal rest grant unto them\, O Lord\,and let perpetual light shine upon them\,with your Saints forever\, for you are merciful.Amen.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/all-souls-day-2022-11-02/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221104T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221104T235959
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SUMMARY:Saint Charles Borromeo
DESCRIPTION:“Trained in civil and canon law in Pavia\, Charles Borromeo was called to Rome as a young man by his uncle\, Pope Pius IV\, to be secretary of state at the Vatican. “Always clear and precise in his views\, firm in his demeanor\, and constant in the execution of his projects\,” as one biographer has remarked\, he played an important role in convincing Pius to reconvene the Council of Trent\, which sought to address corruption in a sixteenth-century church beleaguered by Protestantism. Under the auspices of that council\, beginning in 1563 Borromeo supervised the writing of an accurate catechism\, rewrote liturgical texts and music\, and began enforcing clerical reform in Rome. Charged with implementing the reforms dictated by the Council of Trent\, Borromeo had to blend tough love and personal integrity.”  Loyola Press
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-charles-borromeo-2022-11-04/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221104T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221104T235959
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SUMMARY:Day of Prayer for Anglican-Roman Catholic Reconciliation
DESCRIPTION:In 2002 the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches in Australia agreed to set aside 4th November as a day of prayer for reconciliation and greater understanding between the two communities. On 4th November\, Anglicans and Roman Catholics are encouraged to pray either individually\, as communities or small groups\, for greater mutual understanding and reconciliation. Find out more about the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/day-of-prayer-for-anglican-roman-catholic-reconciliation-2022-11-04/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221110T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221110T235959
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SUMMARY:Saint Leo the Great
DESCRIPTION:“At a time when there is widespread criticism of Church structures\, we also hear criticism that bishops and priests—indeed\, all of us—are too preoccupied with administration of temporal matters. Pope Leo is an example of a great administrator who used his talents in areas where spirit and structure are inseparably combined: doctrine\, peace\, and pastoral care. He avoided an “angelism” that tries to live without the body\, as well as the “practicality” that deals only in externals.” Franciscan Media
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-leo-the-great-2022-11-10/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221112T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221112T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
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LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T043453Z
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SUMMARY:Saint Josaphat
DESCRIPTION:In 1595\, the Orthodox bishop of Brest-Litovsk in present-day Belarus and five other bishops representing millions of Ruthenians\, sought reunion with Rome. John Kunsevich — who took the name Josaphat in religious life — was to dedicate his life\, and die for the same cause. Josaphat was the first saint of the Eastern Church to be canonized by Rome. \n\n\n\nFranciscan Media
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-josaphat-2022-11-12/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221120T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221120T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T065907Z
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SUMMARY:World Youth Day
DESCRIPTION:World Youth Day is celebrated every year in local churches and every two or three years at the international level. It is now practiced on Christ the King Sunday at Diocesan level. Lisbon\, Portugal will host the next international gathering for World Youth Day in 2022.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-youth-day-2022-04-05/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221121T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221121T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
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SUMMARY:Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/presentation-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-2022-11-21/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221124T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221124T235959
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T060243Z
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SUMMARY:Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and companions
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Dung-Lac\, a Catholic convert ordained to the priesthood\, was one of 117 people martyred in Vietnam between 1820 and 1862. Members of the companions group gave their lives for Christ in the 17th\, 18th\, and 19th centuries\, and received beatification during four different occasions between 1900 and 1951. All were canonized during the papacy of Saint John Paul II. \n\n\n\nFranciscan Media
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-andrew-dung-lac-and-companions-2022-11-24/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221129T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221129T235959
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SUMMARY:1986: Meeting of Saint John Paul II with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Alice Springs
DESCRIPTION:“Dear Aboriginal people: the hour has come for you to take on new courage and new hope. You are called to remember the past\, to be faithful to your worthy traditions\, and to adapt your living culture whenever this is required by your own needs and those of your fellowman. Above all you are called to open your hearts ever more to the consoling\, purifying and uplifting message of Jesus Christ\, the Son of God\, who died so that we might all have life\, and have it to the full.“  Pope John Paul II\, Address to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Blatherskite Park\, Alice Springs\, 29 November 1986.\n\n\n\nAction\n\n\n\nVisit the website of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council to learn more about St John Paul II’s visit to Alice Springs. \n\n\n\nRead St John Paul II’s address and consider its call to you today.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1986-meeting-of-saint-john-paul-ii-with-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people-in-alice-springs-2-2022-11-29/
CATEGORIES:Australian,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221129T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221129T235959
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SUMMARY:1980: Death of Dorothy Day\, Founder of the Catholic Worker Movement
DESCRIPTION:Dorothy Day was a journalist and social activist who cofounded the Catholic Worker Movement with Peter Maurin. Her approach to social issues combined direct service of the poor\, prayer\, advocacy and civil disobedience. \n\n\n\nPeople began hailing Dorothy a saint shortly after her death in 1980. The cause for her canonisation is underway and in 2012 she was recognised as a Servant of God. \n\n\n\nYou can read more about Dorothy’s life and spirituality here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1980-death-of-dorothy-day-founder-of-the-catholic-worker-movement-2022-11-29/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221130T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221130T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
CREATED:20191126T003757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191126T003757Z
UID:4068-1669766400-1669852799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1971: Synod of Bishops' Statement "Justice in the World"
DESCRIPTION:The Post Synodal Statement of the 1971 Synod of Bishops contains some of the most quoted words in the body of modern Catholic Social Teaching: \n\n\n\n“Action on behalf of justice and participation in the transformation of the world fully appear to us as a constitutive dimension of the preaching of the Gospel\, or\, in other words\, of the Church’s mission for the redemption of the human race and its liberation from every oppressive situation.”  Synod of Bishops\, Justice in the World\, Introduction\,1971.\n\n\n\nAction\n\n\n\nRemember or research what the world was like in 1971. What were the most important messages of Justice in the World at that time\, and what does it say to us today? \n\n\n\nRead this introduction to Justice in the World. Identify and reflect on what struck you or surprised you.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1971-justice-in-the-world-issued-by-the-synod-of-bishops-2022-11-30/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221130T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221130T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
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LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T220202Z
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SUMMARY:Saint Andrew
DESCRIPTION:“St. Andrew was a fisherman who lived in Galilee during the time of Jesus. He often followed John the Baptist and listened to his teachings. Like the other apostles\, Andrew became a missionary. He preached about Jesus in the area around the Black Sea. Tradition tells us he preached in northern Greece\, Turkey\, and Scythia (now the southern part of Russia). Andrew died as a martyr. Tradition says that in Patras in Greece he was tied to a cross shaped like the letter X. Ever since then\, a cross in the shape of an X has been called St. Andrew’s cross.” Loyola Press
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-andrew-2022-11-30/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221206T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221206T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
CREATED:20201209T015507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T015517Z
UID:4079-1670284800-1670371199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus)
DESCRIPTION:Children all over the world know him and love him. In Germany\, he’s Kriss Kringle. In France\, he’s Pere Noel. British children call him Father Christmas. Of course\, you know him as Santa Claus. \n\n\n\nHe’s got another name – it’s an ancient one that goes back hundreds of years. It’s one of the very first names people called him: St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas was the bishop of Myra which is in the country we now call Turkey. Nicholas was loved for one reason. He loved. He loved God and God’s people so much that he would do anything for them. \n\n\n\nSt. Nicholas showed his gratitude for God’s gifts by giving to others. What gifts can your family share with those in need?  \n\n\n\nSource: Loyola Press.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-nicholas-santa-claus-2022-12-06/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221207T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221207T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
CREATED:20201208T065259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201208T065308Z
UID:4081-1670371200-1670457599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1965: Vatican II Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes ('Joys and Hopes')
DESCRIPTION:“The joys and the hopes\, the griefs and the anxieties of the people of this age\, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted\, these are the joys and hopes\, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ.” (#1) – Second Vatican Council\, 1965 \n\n\n\nThe Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World Gaudium et Spes was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 7 December 1965. Read an introduction to Gaudium et Spes here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1965-vatican-ii-pastoral-constitution-gaudium-et-spes-joys-and-hopes-2022-12-07/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221208T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221208T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
CREATED:20201208T070130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201208T070138Z
UID:4088-1670457600-1670543999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/the-immaculate-conception-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-2022-12-08/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221212T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221212T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
CREATED:20201209T010441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T010441Z
UID:4165-1670803200-1670889599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe
DESCRIPTION:“The feast in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe goes back to the 16th century. Mary appeared to Juan Diego dressed as an Aztec woman to show her love and compassion to an oppressed group of people. Mary had heard the prayers and pain of these people\, and she came to give them hope. Mary’s visit to Guadalupe is a reminder that God will remember his mercy for all people. In Mary’s song of joy\, the Magnificat\, she praised God because he has put down the mighty\, exalted the lowly\, filled the hungry\, and sent the rich away empty. People honor Our Lady of Guadalupe because they recognize her motherly concern for them.” Loyola Press
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/our-lady-of-guadalupe-2022-12-12/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221212T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221212T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
CREATED:20201209T010940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T010940Z
UID:4166-1670803200-1670889599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1831: Founding of Sisters of Mercy by Catherine McAuley
DESCRIPTION:Catherine McAuley was born in Dublin\, Ireland\, in 1778. In 1824 she used her inheritance from an Irish couple she had served for twenty years to build a large House of Mercy where she and other lay women would shelter homeless women\, reach out to the sick and dying and educate poor girls. The House on Baggot Street opened in 1827. To give these efforts greater stability\, Catherine and her co-workers founded a new religious congregation. On 12 December 1831\, she and two others professed their vows as the first Sisters of Mercy. Before her death on 11 November 1841\, Catherine founded convents and works of mercy throughout Ireland and England. \n\n\n\nSource: Mercy International Association
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1831-founding-of-sisters-of-mercy-by-catherine-mcauley-2022-12-12/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221214T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221214T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
CREATED:20201209T011149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T011149Z
UID:4171-1670976000-1671062399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Saint John the Cross
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-john-the-cross-2022-12-14/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221224T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221224T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
CREATED:20201209T012709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T012709Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Eve
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/christmas-eve-2022-12-24/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221225T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221225T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
CREATED:20201209T012900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T060948Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Day
DESCRIPTION:“The face of God has been revealed in a human face. It did not appear in an angel\, but in one man\, born in a specific time and place. By his incarnation\, the Son of God tells us that salvation comes through love\, acceptance\, respect for this poor humanity of ours\, which we all share in a great variety of races\, languages\, and cultures. Yet all of us are brothers and sisters in humanity! Our differences\, then\, are not a detriment or a danger; they are a source of richness. As when an artist is about to make a mosaic: it is better to have tiles of many colours available\, rather than just a few! The experience of families teaches us this: as brothers and sister\, we are all different from each other. We do not always agree\, but there is an unbreakable bond uniting us\, and the love of our parents helps us to love one another. The same is true for the larger human family\, but here\, God is our ‘parent’\, the foundation and strength of our fraternity.” Pope Francis\, Urbi et Orbi\, Christmas Day\, 2018.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/christmas-day-2022-12-25/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221225T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221225T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
CREATED:20201209T013627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T013627Z
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SUMMARY:2005: Pope Benedict's XVI's encyclical Deus Cartias Est ('God is Love')
DESCRIPTION:Prayer of Pope Benedict from Deus Caritas Est\n\n\n\nHoly Mary\, Mother of God\, \nyou have given the world its true light\,\nJesus\, your Son - the Son of God.\nYou abandoned yourself completely\,\nto God's call\nand thus became a wellspring\nof the goodness which flows forth from him.\nShow us Jesus. Lead us to him.\nTeach us to know and love him\,\nso that we too can become\ncapable of true love\nand be fountains of living water\nin the midst of a thirsty world.\n\nBenedict XVI\, Caritas Deus Est\, n 42\n\n\n\nRead full text of Deus Caritas Est (‘God is Love’) by Pope Benedict XVI.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2005-pope-benedicts-xvis-encyclical-deus-cartias-est-god-is-love-2022-12-25/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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UID:4190-1672358400-1672444799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1987: Pope John Paul II's encyclical Sollicitudo Rei Socialis ('On Social Concerns')
DESCRIPTION:“Pope John Paul II’s 1987 social encyclical Sollicitudo rei Socialis marks the twentieth anniversary of Populorum Progressio. Sollicitudo rei Socialis is also known by the English title On Social Concerns. It was the first major Catholic Social Teaching document to mark the anniversary of a social encyclical other than Rerum Novarum.” Source: Social Spirituality \n\n\n\nRead an introduction to Sollicitudo rei Socialis \n\n\n\nRead full text of Sollicitudo Rei Socialis
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1987-pope-john-paul-iis-encyclical-sollicitudo-rei-socialis-on-social-concerns-2022-12-30/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230101T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
CREATED:20210112T061943Z
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UID:4260-1672560000-1672592400@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Day of Peace
DESCRIPTION:Pope Paul VI instituted the World Day of Peace in 1968. It is celebrated each year on 1 January and the Pope issues a special World Day of Peace Message for the occasion. \n\n\n\nThe theme for the World Day of Peace Message 2021 is A Culture of Care as a Path to Peace. Pope Francis begins by reflecting that 2020 has shown us “how important it is to care for one another and for creation”. Hence he proposes a culture of care “as a way to combat the culture of indifference\, waste and confrontation so prevalent in our time”. \n\n\n\nIn the Message Pope Francis traces how care and protection\, love and compassion permeate the Christian story from creation\, throughout the life and ministry of Jesus\, in the early church and as the “beating heart of the Church’s social doctrine” today.  \n\n\n\nThe full text of the Message is available here.  Download our Discussion Guide here. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou can find Pope Francis’ World Day of Peace Messages here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-day-of-peace-2-2023-01-01/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230124T235900
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
CREATED:20191126T034150Z
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UID:4412-1674518400-1674604740@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:St Francis de Sales
DESCRIPTION:St Francis de Sales is the patron saint of journalists. \n\n\n\nFake news is not new as Dr Margaret van Heekeren noted at the launch of the Social Justice Statement 2019-20. \n\n\n\n‘A week after Easter\, 85 years ago in 1934\, the then Pope\, Pius XI\, gave an historic audience to all foreign press correspondents in Rome – about 73 journalists\, responsible for providing news from the Vatican to more than 5\,000 newspapers around the world. Described as an ‘innovation’ by the London Times\, the papal audience can also be regarded as a political move. As historical research reveals\, the Vatican had\, by this time\, long been the subject of fake news\, much of it shared on wire services around the globe. Throughout the early 1900s fake stories included a proposal to edit the Bible\, the false report of a petition by French priests calling for their vow of celibacy to be dispensed and even an invented interview with Pope Pius X.’ Margaret van Heekeren\, Launch of the Social Justice Statement 2019-20.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/st-francis-de-sales-2023-01-27/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230125T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230125T235900
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
CREATED:20191126T052509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T053934Z
UID:4413-1674604800-1674691140@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1959 Pope John XXIII announces intention to convoke the Second Vatican Council
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URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1959-pope-john-xxiii-announces-intention-to-convoke-the-second-vatican-council-2023-01-28/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230201T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230207T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T060901
CREATED:20191202T010840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T055447Z
UID:4414-1675238400-1675789200@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Interfaith Harmony Week
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-interfaith-harmony-week-2023-02-01/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church,UN International
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