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Call for Compassion for Refugees and Immigrants

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

Space for Civil Society

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