12 Sep SAFEGUARDING SUNDAY The Catholic Church in Australia will mark Safeguarding Sunday on September 12 this year. This had previously been known as Child Protection Sunday, but the Bishops Conference (ACBC) approved the change of name late last year to better reflect the Church’s policies and protocols to protect and support children and… Continue Reading Safeguarding Sunday_12th September
“I’m writing to recommend to you the National Australian Catholic Men’s Gathering which will be held online from 31 July 2021. In the Year of St Joseph, The Australian Catholic Men’s Gathering is being offered as a free event for registered participants in all diocese across Australia. The Australian Catholic Men’s Gathering aims to… Continue Reading National Australian Catholic Men’s Gathering – 31st July 2021
Bishop urges leadership roles for people with disability Leave a Reply The Bishop Delegate for Disability Issues has used his message for the International Day of People with Disability to call on Catholic communities across Australia to invite people with disability to take up leadership positions. The theme for the 2019 celebration, held on… Continue Reading Intl Day of Persons with Disabilities_Tuesday, 3rd December 2019
Click on the below link to access the full article which was reflected in the eRecord… NATIONAL: Catholic Church announces national drought prayer campaign The Catholic Church in Australia is dedicating the month of November as a time to pray for those affected by crippling drought conditions and to pray for the gift of rain.… Continue Reading National Prayer Campaign for People Affected by Drought
Read the full statement using the below link… Church continues to strengthen child safety practices “Archbishop Coleridge, the president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, said the Church’s ongoing response to its “shameful” history has marked major milestones in the past year. “The Church’s work to implement and maintain child-safe practices and environments started before… Continue Reading ACBC_Media Release_Church continues to strengthen child safety practices
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Church calls for empowerment of people with disability Media Release November 29, 2018 Australia’s bishops have urged all Catholics to promote, empower and recognise the gifts of people with disability. Bishop Don Sproxton, Auxiliary Bishop of Perth and the newly-appointed Bishop Delegate for Disability Issues, said that as the Church prepared for Advent, it was appropriate… Continue Reading International Day of Persons with Disabilities_3rd December 2018
The 2018-19 Social Justice Statement focuses on… A Place to Call Home Making a Home for Everyone in Our Land The Social Justice Statement confronts homelessness and the housing crisis facing Australia. We are called to make all feel welcome and the importance of ensuring their dignity, value and wellbeing are maintained.… Continue Reading Social Justice Sunday_30th September 2018
By The Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB Archbishop of Perth 27 August 2018 “Please find attached a Pastoral Letter regarding the presentation of the End-of-Life Care Report in Western Australia by a Committee of Inquiry last week. Over 700 submissions were received, including my own on behalf of the Catholic community in the… Continue Reading Archbishop’s MEDIA Release_End of Life Care in Western Australia
LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE PEOPLE OF GOD “If one member suffers, all suffer together with it” (1 Cor 12:26). These words of Saint Paul forcefully echo in my heart as I acknowledge once more the suffering endured by many minors due to sexual abuse, the abuse of power and the abuse… Continue Reading MEDIA RELEASE_LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE PEOPLE OF GOD
ACMRO Media Release – Manus Island Five years on (2018) Australian Catholic Migrant & Refugee Office (ACMRO) ACMRO_Migrant & Refugee Kit 2018ACMRO ACMRO_Migrant & Refugee Kit POSTER A Migrant & Refugee Stocktake (Eureka Street) MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 104th WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 2018 [14… Continue Reading World Day of Migrants & Refugees / Refugee & Migrant Sunday_26th Aug 2018
Read the full statement using the below link… Catholic Church Confirms Entry into National Redress Scheme “Since as early as 2013, the Catholic Church has called for a national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse,” ACBC president Archbishop Mark Coleridge said. “We support the Royal Commission’s recommendation for a national redress scheme, administered… Continue Reading ACBC_Media Release_Catholic Church Confirms Entry into National Redress Scheme
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May 2018 Bishops Plenary Report Pastoral Letter from Archbishop Costelloe 20 May 2018 (Plenary Council 2020) perthcatholic.org.au-Week_5-Plenary_2020_journey_launched Plenary Council President Archbishop Tim Costelloe calls all to get involved… ‘As you may have heard, Pope Francis has just recently given his formal approval for the Catholic Church Australia to hold a Plenary Council in 2020‘…… Continue Reading Plenary Council 2020
Deacon Greg Lowe, Director of the Western Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office (WACMRO) said, “It is not a time to inflict harsh measures on people who already face many challenges as they seek employment. Making people destitute does not help them find a job.” “The caring and sensible step to take is to… Continue Reading World Refugee Day_20th June 2018_Media Release from Church Leaders
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The use of acknowledgement plaques on entrances to homes, churches, workplaces and other buildings, serve to remind Australians of the presence of the Aboriginal people in our land millennia before the making of the Australian colonies and the Australian nation Continue Reading Aboriginal Acknowledgement Plaque Orders