Call for Compassion for Refugees and Immigrants on Social Justice Sunday Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese, 25 Sep 2015 The Catholic Bishops Social Justice Statement 2015-2016 calls for Justice for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, especially those who arrive by boat Churches and parishes across the country will mark Social Justice Sunday this weekend with prayers, homilies … Continue reading Call for Compassion for Refugees and Immigrants→
The Archdiocesan Social Justice Gathering is just a few weeks away! The Justice and Peace Office warmly invites you to a day of discussion, reflection and action. We will have guest speakers to unpack the Australian Bishop’s Social Justice Statement on refugees and asylum seekers and workshop sessions for gusts to share their challenges and … Continue reading For Those Who’ve Come Across the Seas…→
Pope Francis was the first ever Roman Catholic Pope to address a joint session of the US Congress yesterday. Even in his cautious English his speech was a passionate call for a just world driven by love and care for the common good and not greed, selfishness and rampant individualism. Find good reportage and his … Continue reading Pope’s Address to Joint US Congress→
Today is United Nations’ International Day of Democracy 2015. The United Nations defines Democracy as “a universal value based on the freely expressed will of people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems and their full participation in all aspects of their lives.” Emeritus Pope Benedict, in a 2006 Address to the Italian … Continue reading Space for Civil Society→
The 2015 – 2016 Social Justice Statement has just been launched by the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council. Entitled “For those who have come across the seas…” , it is about justice for refugees and asylum seekers. The title derives from the second verse of our national anthem, Advance Australia Fair: Beneath our radiant Southern Cross … Continue reading For Those Who’ve Come Across the Seas→