www.caritas.org.au End poverty Promote justice Uphold dignity Our Common Home Working together to create a climate of justice “…hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.” – Pope Francis, Laudato Si Calling… Continue Reading CARITAS – Advocacy Toolkit 2020
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www.caritas.org.au End poverty Promote justice Uphold dignity Pledge now to #EndCOVIDForAll Show your support for some of our most vulnerable neighbours. Together, let’s pledge to stand in solidarity with our global neighbours, and encourage vital support… Continue Reading Pledge now to #EndCOVIDForAll
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Be a Good Egg This Easter INFORMATION & CAMPAIGNS A. ACRATH Newsletter, March 2020 https://acrath.org.au/acrath-newsletter-march-2020/ B. The boys from Tanna who were stolen from their island home https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-21/blackbirding-legacy-haunts-tanna-vanuatu/11764586 C. Australia’s Blackbirding trade: How Pacific Islanders were lured to work, Patricia Karvelas on RN Drive https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/how-pacific-islanders-were-lured-to-work/11986098 D. New film documents tragedy of human trafficking by presenting ‘Wells of… Continue Reading Be a Good Egg This Easter_Purchase Slavery-free Chocolate
CLEAR THE DIARY FOR SATURDAY, MAY 9th – OH WAIT, IT’S ALREADY CLEAR! You’re all set, then, for a free online concert called Loungeroom Sessions, featuring some of Australia’s greatest musicians, in support of Caritas Australia and their annual appeal, Project Compassion. On Saturday, 9th May, Gary Pinto, Aria award winning artist and… Continue Reading Project Compassion COVID-19 Benefit Concert_LOUNGEROOM SESSION on Saturday 9th May 2020
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Caritas Australia Website Join Project Compassion this Lent to help end poverty and transform lives. This Lent, your support can deliver emergency and humanitarian aid to people living in poverty around the world. Project Compassion On Ash Wednesday, Caritas Australia, the international aid and development agency of the Catholic Church, launches its annual Project Compassion… Continue Reading Project Compassion Begins_26th February 2020
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 2020 Caritas invites communities and member organisations to pray, listen and reflect together as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2020. The week runs from 18th to 25th January. An extract from the Caritas Internationalis website for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and… Continue Reading Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – 18th to 25th January
Global Gift Poster (PDF) CHRISTMAS COLLECTION as a GLOBAL GIFT At Christmas time, so special for children & families here in Australia, it’s appropriate that we take the opportunity to share our Christmas with children & families in far less privileged circumstances. Your parish may choose to support this through a Christmas collection for CARITAS GLOBAL… Continue Reading Be an Angel this Christmas: Buy a Global Gift
17 November 2019_WORLD DAY OF THE POOR The World Day of the Poor will be held on the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, this year on 17 November 2019. “The involvement of Christians in this World Day of the Poor and especially in the events of everyday life, goes beyond initiatives of assistance. Praiseworthy and… Continue Reading World Day of the Poor_17th November 2019
From girls in rural Zimbabwe forced to walk increasing distances for clean water, to farmers in Australia tackling prolonged droughts, to Pacific Islanders facing rising seas and forced migration… Climate change is affecting us all. Fossil fuels are the largest driver of climate change. It is critically important that we transition from fossil fuels to… Continue Reading Climate Change Affects Us All_Sign the PETITION
Your generosity this Project Compassion is already making a world of difference Successful launches throughout the country. International guest speakers touching the hearts of schools and parishes. West Tigers Coach encourages sporting communities to “Give 100%” It was a busy March for us here at Caritas… and Lent has only begun. Read Story … Continue Reading World Water Day_22nd March 2019
https://lent.caritas.org.au/# The Record_Caritas Appeal Project Compassion 2019 is live Meet the faces of Project Compassion 2019, set up your own fundraising page and explore our school and parish resources. Lives change when we all give 100%. Visit here It’s not too late to give a meaningful Christmas gift By making a donation to our Christmas appeal,… Continue Reading Caritas e-news
www.caritas.org.au Protect the miracle of motherhood this Christmas A baby’s birth is a very precious time in a mother’s life. Sadly, for many mothers, childbirth does not always end in joy. ?This Christmas, purchase a Global Gift and help protect the miracle of motherhood. With three beautiful gift cards available, the proceeds help support vulnerable mothers before,… Continue Reading Caritas Newsletter
Read current and past issues of the JEDO Newsletter here, and catch up on the social justice work of the Justice, Ecology and Development Office within the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. Continue Reading
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