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Antisemitism: Four clear reasons why Catholics must speak up
Hatred of Jews is “a sin against God” (Pope Francis, Feb 2024). When it comes to antisemitism, Catholics have a document, a history, a relationship and a teaching which amount to a serious obligation...
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The ‘global’ Vatican still needs the West: Comedians, AI, and the G7 Summit
Pope Francis’ pontificate emphasizes global Catholicism’s emancipation from Western dominance while navigating complex relationships with emerging churches in the global South. His participation in...
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Diocese hosts inaugural memorial service for homeless people
On the longest night of the year, the winter solstice, the Diocese of Parramatta remembered the lives of some of the most marginalised people in our community at the inaugural Homeless Memorial...
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Pope to university students: ‘Stay true to your convictions and faith’
Via livestream, Pope Francis dialogues with students in the “Building Bridges Across Asia Pacific initiative” organized by Loyola University Chicago together with the Pontifical Commission for Latin...
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Bishop Vincent’s address to World Refugee Day prayer service: “As you did to...
Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv DD STL, Bishop of Parramatta and Chair of the Australian Bishops’ Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service Address to the Australian Churches...
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What should Catholics think about Gaza, Israel and Palestine? Catholic social...
We are U.S. Catholics with strong ties to the Holy Land. Over the last several months, we have watched in sadness and horror the surge in violence in Israel-Palestine. One of us has Jewish Israeli...
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Pope: Care for creation is an ethical and theological issue
Pope Francis releases his message for the 2024 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and appeals for humanity’s conversion so that we acknowledge the disastrous effects of war and set ethical...
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Laudato si’: Polarisation and Conversion
Bishops, theologians, and lay leaders gathered at the University of San Diego in February 2024 for the third ecclesial gathering known as “The Way Forward,” an effort to foster honest dialogue within...
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Help us do a Stella job for seafarers
Catholics around Australia are being asked to reflect on and support seafarers over two Sea Sundays this year. “Without seafarers, we would not have most of the items we rely on for daily living,”...
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St Monica’s students show solidarity with homeless during Winter Sleepout
Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, has encouraged Year 5 and 6 students to see those who are marginalised in our community as children of God. Bishop Vincent was a guest at the St...
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Dangerously close to nuclear war—please pay attention!
The nine nuclear-armed states—United States, Russia, United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel—“continued to modernize their nuclear arsenals 2023.” This alarming...
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Bishop Vincent’s address to the Catholic Social Services Australia Governance...
Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv DD STL, Bishop of Parramatta Address to the Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA) Governance Forum 1 July 2024 Good governance, leadership and...
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Want to spread God’s love to the sick and dying? This ministry might be for you
In the Gospels, we find Jesus proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom and healing the sick. Proclamation of the Word and healing of the sick are intrinsically related. Jesus is the sower who sows...
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A reflection for NAIDOC Week
7 – 14 July is NAIDOC Week This year, all days and observances relating to Indigenous Australians are sacred to all Australians. Following the nastiness of much of the Referendum campaign and the...
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Caritas Australia celebrates its First Australian partners this NAIDOC Week
This year, the theme for NAIDOC Week is ‘Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud!’. Starting on Sunday 7th July, known as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday, the week celebrates and...
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The questions Catholics must ask to keep reconciliation alive
David Marr’s recent book, Killing for Country, confronts the reality of the dispossession of Aboriginal lands in Queensland by the Native Police Force. It is a recounting of wholesale and...
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National unity needed to address First Nations challenges
Chair of the Bishops Commission for Relations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Bishop Charles Gauci, has called for all Australians to unite in addressing the critical issues faced...
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Australian students in Rome in the footsteps of Aboriginal scholar
Recipients of the 2024 Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship speak to Vatican News about their hopes of working as teachers in their First Nations communities back in Australia. Every summer, the Francis...
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‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan
“Time is running out” as famine, disease and fighting close in on the population, with no end in sight, said U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami. “The...
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Australians to walk in the footsteps of St Ignatius for the people of Myanmar
Thousands of Australians will walk in solidarity with the people of Myanmar this St Ignatius Day, 31 July, by taking part in One Foot Raised. One Foot Raised challenges participants to walk, raise...
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