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The Catholic Church Response to the Royal Commission
The Catholic Church has learned, is changing and will keep changing Catholic leaders have today announced they accept 98 per cent of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional...
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September 1: World day of prayer for creation
In 2016 Pope Francis nominated September 1 as a day of prayer for creation in the Catholic Church. His initiative was of more than simply Catholic interest. He wanted to enlist Catholics into a...
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Bond strengthens between Church and Australia’s First Peoples
A connection between Gospel values and the core tenets of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life – family, spirituality and culture – is attracting more of Australia’s First Peoples to the...
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Pillars of Peace: Abraham Conference
The 2018 Abraham Conference was held at Western Sydney University, Parramatta on Sunday 5 August. The theme was “Pillars of Peace: Jews, Christians and Muslims Working Together”. Rev Dr Patrick...
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Urgent need to address Australia’s housing crisis
Bishop Vincent launches Catholic Bishops of Australia’s 2018-2019 Social Justice Statement The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference has today released its 2018-2019 Social Justice Statement at St...
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Child protection Sunday
If we want to protect our house from robbers, we might think of fitting our doors with strong locks, barring vulnerable windows and installing an alarm system that will ring at the local police...
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A faith communities perspective on the issue of refugees in Manus and Nauru
There are around 1,650 asylum seekers and refugees, adults and children, currently in Manus and Nauru. These are people who arrived by boat after 19th July 2013 and are still awaiting resettlement....
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Faith groups unite with survivors of abuse to make institutions child-safe
At Parliament House today, representatives from around 20 faith groups will come together with prominent survivor advocates to form a joint standing committee to focus on what needs to be done to...
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An Australian Jesuit visits Australia after sixty years of tireless work in...
Fr Bob Slattery SJ left Australia for Hazaribag, India, in 1958, a young man of just 23. Now 84 and the Hazaribag Province Development Director, he has dedicated his life to the Jesuit mission,...
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Youth PoWR: An occassion to bring harmony for humanity and unity in diversity
Over 200 youth attended Youth PoWR (Parliament of the World’s Religions) held at the Soka Gakkai International Australia centre, Sydney Olympic Park, on Sunday 19 August. Eight religious faiths were...
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Bishop Vincent’s address at the launch of the Social Justice Statement 2018-2019
Address at the Launch of the 2018-2019 Australian Catholic Bishop’s Social Justice Statement “A Place to Call Home: Making a home for everyone in our land” St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta 6...
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Social Justice Statement 2018–2019
Social Justice Statement 2018–19 – A Place to Call Home: Making a home for everyone in our land The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Social Justice Statement for 2018–19 is titled A Place to Call Home:...
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Pope to meet with bishops to tackle abuse crisis
Archbishop Coleridge on Vatican meeting in February I welcome Pope Francis’ decision to convene a meeting of the presidents of Bishops Conferences to discuss the Church’s ongoing efforts to address...
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Bishop Vincent’s address at the Student Excellence Awards 2018
Address at Vespers for Thursday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time on the occasion of the conferring of the Bishop of Parramatta Student Excellence Awards 6 September 2018 Friends, Tonight, it is...
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Bishop Vincent Long’s Diary
Sunday 16th September 2018 at 9:30am Celebrates Pontifical Mass of the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time in Year B with the conferral of the Sacrament of Confirmation at Sacred Heart Parish, Blackheath....
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News & Events Weekly Update
News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond Diocese of Parramatta News Plenary 2020 Information and Training Learn about the Australian Catholic Bishops Plenary Council’s impact on...
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Caritas network responds to Typhoon Mangkhut
The Caritas international network is on the ground responding with emergency assistance, following the devastating impact of Typhoon Mangkhut, considered the strongest typhoon this year. Typhoon...
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News & Events Weekly Update
News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond Diocese of Parramatta News Vale Fr Eric Burton The Funeral Mass for Fr Eric Burton, a much-loved priest of the Diocese of Parramatta,...
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Bishop Vincent’s address at ACYMC 2018
Address for the Opening of the Australian Catholic Youth Ministry Convention 2018 Rooty Hill RSL, 23 September 2018 Dear friends, It is with great joy that I welcome all of you to the Catholic...
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Joint media release regarding the Reportable Conduct Scheme
On 12 September 2018, a large gathering of representatives from 20 faith-based organisations and major survivor advocate groups met together in the NSW Parliament House. Their aim was to establish a...
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