“This year, the COVID-19 pandemic poses an additional threat to refugees and displaced people, who are among the most vulnerable. My recent Policy Brief on COVID-19 and People on the Move called on governments to ensure that they are included in all response and recovery efforts.” UN Secretary-General António Guterres
‘With the COVID-19 Corona-virus Pandemic upon us globally, let us fix our gaze on the Holy One. Let us place our trust in him and let us lay our burdens at his feet. When we have nothing else, prayer helps keep us close to him and gives us hope. Let us remember that Jesus gave his life… Continue Reading Fear Not Says The LORD
https://www.reconciliation.org.au/what-is-reconciliation/ https://www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au/files/SJSandresources/2006_SJS_Statement.pdf The Heart of Our Country: Dignity and Justice for our Indigenous Brothers and Sisters (2006 Social Justice Statement from the ACBC) Let us Pray: O God, the source of all that is human, it is in your image that we are created. Be present with us, as we consider the importance of… Continue Reading 2008: Apology to the Stolen Generations by Australian Government
CAPSA The CAPSA National Week of Prayer & Action will be held 20th – 31st August 2018. Once again we are asking for the Catholic community to come together to advocate for people seeking asylum, this time in the weeks either side of the 104th World Day of Migrant and Refugees. As a practical… Continue Reading CAPSA_National Week of Prayer and Action_20th Aug – 31st Aug 2018
UNIVERSAL PRAYER INTENTION: Artists “That artists of our time, through their ingenuity, may help everyone discover the beauty of creation.”
UNIVERSAL PRAYER INTENTION: Lapsed Christians “That our brothers and sisters who have strayed from the faith, through our prayer and witness to the Gospel, may rediscover the merciful closeness of the Lord and the beauty of the Christian life.”
The first United Nations World Environment Day was held in 1974, and in the years since it has become a global platform for taking action on important environmental issues, successfully involving people around the world in environmentally-focused events like clean ups and the replanting of forests. Every year a diferent country hosts World… Continue Reading World Environment Day, 5 June | United Nations
UNIVERSAL PRAYER INTENTION: National Leaders “That national leaders may firmly commit themselves to ending the arms trade, which victimises so many innocent people.”
The 2017 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being observed in Australia from the 28 May to 4 June, in the week between Ascension and Pentecost. This year’s theme is “Reconciliation – The Love of Christ Compels Us” (cf. 2 Corinthians 5:14-20). The Faith and Unity Commission of the National Council of Churches… Continue Reading Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 28 May – 4 June 2017 | NCCA
Concertgoers react after fleeing Manchester Arena in England where US singer Ariana Grande had been performing on 22 May. At least 22 people, including children, were killed and dozens wounded after an explosion at the concert venue. Authorities said it was Britain’s deadliest case of terrorism since 2005. Photo: CNS/Jon Super. By Simon Caldwell Pope… Continue Reading Pope Francis, English Church leaders offer prayers after Manchester Arena attack | The Record
UNIVERSAL PRAYER INTENTION: Christians in Africa “That Christians in Africa, in imitation of the Merciful Jesus, may give prophetic witness to reconciliation, justice, and peace.”
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