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CRA letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison
Letter to the Prime Minister re 6th anniversary of Rudd’s announcement regarding Asylum Seekers Catholic Religious Australia (CRA), 25 July 2019 The Honourable Mr Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of...
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Western Sydney citizens bring A Place to Call Home to life
On Sunday 21 July, there was a busy hub of excitement, conversation and networking at St Nicholas of Myra Parish, Penrith as Citizen Action Penrith Affordable Housing (CAPAH) launched their Post...
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Plenary Council 2020 – The Way Forward
With the release of the Plenary Council 2020’s National Themes for Discernment snapshots over the past six weeks, and the release of the National Centre for Pastoral Research’s Final Report for the...
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Plenary Council 2020 – To The Future
With the release of the Plenary Council 2020’s National Themes for Discernment snapshots over the past six weeks, and the release of the National Centre for Pastoral Research’s Final Report for the...
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Church goes digital with Social Justice Statement
“Making it Real: Genuine human encounter in our digital world” is the theme for the 2019-2020 Social Justice Statement, announced by Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) President...
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Can we embrace change while upholding the Truth of Christ’s Church?
How often do we enter a conversation with another Catholic and discover that they hold a view different to our personal beliefs about the Catholic faith? What happens when we encounter this...
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Jean Vanier Film: Summer in the Forest
When Jean Vanier died earlier this year, a significant 90 year life had made quite an impact on the world, the Catholic Church, Christians and compassionate people all around the world, 147 l’Arche...
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News & Events Weekly Update
News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond Diocese of Parramatta Notices Plenary Council 2020: The National Centre for Pastoral Research has just published Listen to what the...
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There’s still time to sign up for the Western Sydney Community Sleepout
Vinnies is urging individuals and teams from across Western Sydney to register for the second annual Community Sleepout taking place at Western Sydney University’s Parramatta South Campus on Friday...
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Bishop Vincent: Migrants help make Australia ‘dynamic’
Parramatta Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv has praised the contribution of waves of refugees and migrants to Australia during a seminar in Brisbane marking the start of a three-day national conference...
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Bishop Vincent’s statement on the NSW Abortion Legislation
Statement on the NSW Abortion Legislation Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, We believe that all human beings are made in the image of God and that all human beings matter. The Church...
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Project Compassion raises millions to combat global poverty
Thousands of generous supporters, including parishes and school students across Australia, have joined in solidarity with the world’s poor donating more than $10.8 million to Caritas Australia’s...
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Kirsty Robertson named new CEO of Caritas Australia
Kirsty Robertson, an experienced and accomplished leader of Catholic ministries and not-for-profit organisations, will serve as Caritas Australia’s new Chief Executive Officer, the chairman of the...
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St Vincent de Paul Society statement on National Homelessness Week
National Homelessness Week runs from August 4-10. Only a long-term national strategy and a deep, non-partisan commitment from federal, state and territory governments will begin to address the...
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How to love your neighbour
This homily was given by Bishop Nicholas Hudson at the Chapel of St Joseph, Lourdes at the Mass for children and pilgrims with learning difficulties on Wednesday 24 July 2019. My Daddy was a very...
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‘Dear Friends’ – Bishop Vincent’s Homily from 8 August 2019
Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv DD STL, Bishop of Parramatta Homily for the AMSSA Conference Mass on the Solemnity of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop at Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy...
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Pope: isolationism and populism lead to war
In an interview with the Italian daily La Stampa-Vatican Insider, Pope Francis says that Europe needs to respect identities of peoples without closing itself in. He touches upon several issues such...
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ACU researcher: ‘Listen to the regions to close the Indigenous education gap’
Improving the education standards of Indigenous school children in remote parts of Australia is “not a mystery” and can “start now”, according to an Australian Catholic University researcher. Across...
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Bishop Vincent: Migrants help make Australia ‘dynamic’
Parramatta Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv has praised the contribution of waves of refugees and migrants to Australia during a seminar in Brisbane marking the start of a three-day national conference...
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Bishop Vincent’s statement on the NSW Abortion Legislation
Statement on the NSW Abortion Legislation Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, We believe that all human beings are made in the image of God and that all human beings matter. The Church...
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