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Best place for the contest of ideas is in the classroom
Catholic school students would receive a more balanced view of important social and political issues in class than at unregulated, non-educational events, Catholic Schools NSW (CSNSW) said Thursday...
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Bishop Vincent’s Address at the Social Justice Statement Launch 2019
Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv DD STL, Bishop of Parramatta Address at the Social Justice Statement Launch 2019 “The Solidarity of the Good Samaritan in the Digital World“ Sydney, 3...
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Catholic Religious Australia applauds students standing up for the planet
On 20 September 2019, members of Catholic religious institutes have indicated that they will be joining school students and other young people, their families and concerned members of communities...
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Philippine ‘Season of Creation’ calls for action on Laudato si
Cardinal Tagle launched the “Season of Creation” on Sunday, the “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.” The month-long campaign intends to urge action on caring for “our common home.” The...
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International Day of Peace
September 21 is International Day of Peace We descendants of migrants who came to Australians are very fortunate that no war has been fought on our soil. During the 1939 war, we faced possible...
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News & Events Weekly Update
News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond Diocese of Parramatta Notices Positions Vacant: Volunteers – CatholicCare Mamre Creche More details at: parracatholic.org/employment...
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Pope Francis sends video message to UN Climate Action Summit
Pope Francis sends a video message to participants at the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019, taking place in New York on September 23. The full text of the Holy Father’s message is...
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Church must seek new paths in Amazon, synod secretaries say
The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon will help the Catholic Church make its presence felt and voice heard in a region that is dangerously approaching “a point of no return,” said the special...
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Cardinal Parolin: destruction of rainforests is environmental, social and...
Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin on September 23 addressed a high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Multilateral Action in Favour of the Protection of...
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Pope Francis to celebrate Mass on World Day for Migrants and Refugees
After the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis urges the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square to pray for migrants and refugees and reminds them that the World Day for Migrants and Refugees will be...
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CRA supports an increase in Newstart payments and urges no delay
Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) urges the Government to heed the research findings from a wide range of social service specialists, peak bodies and industry associations, in relation to the...
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At what price this surplus?
The National Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society is disappointed by the Federal Government’s plan to revive its failed 2017 attempts to force people applying for social services support to...
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Talitha Kum: 10 years of hard work against human trafficking
Women religious from across the globe are in Rome to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Talitha Kum, an international network of Consecrated Life against trafficking in persons. Talitha Kum’s General...
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Social Justice Sunday focuses on the digital world
Social Justice Sunday will be celebrated throughout the Church in Australia this Sunday, September 29. Earlier this month, Australia’s Catholic bishops launched a major social justice statement on...
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Good, bad and ugly in the digital world
The advance of digital technology, the internet and social media has transformed our society. For those “of a certain age”, understanding and learning how to use contemporary digital platforms can...
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Social Justice Sunday
September 29 is Social Justice Sunday. The subject of this year’s Catholic Social Justice Statement is the Digital world. It is a huge topic and timely because the advances in digital technology...
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Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for September
Pope Francis’ Intentions for September – The Protection of the Oceans: That politicians, scientists and economists work together to protect the world’s seas and oceans. Pope Francis consistently...
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News & Events Weekly Update
News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond Diocese of Parramatta Notices Positions Vacant: Volunteers – CatholicCare Mamre Creche More details at: parracatholic.org/employment...
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Young Catholics sleep rough for homelessness awareness
Young Catholics across Western Sydney have braved the elements and slept rough to raise awareness of homelessness in Australia. The participants from Good Shepherd Parish, Plumpton, and Our Lady of...
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Pope at Mass: We must not fail to weep. We must not fail to respond
Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. In his homily, he reflects on this Sunday’s liturgical readings and reminds us “it is not just about migrants.” The first...
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