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Bishops disappointed in small minimum wage increase
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference says a 1.75 per cent increase in the national minimum wage falls well short of the boost needed, leaving many families vulnerable during a pandemic. The...
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News & Events Weekly Update
News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond Diocese of Parramatta Notices Positions Vacant: Human Resources Adviser – Diocese of Parramatta Family Services and Administration...
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Vatican praises Philippine diocese for the first to adopt solar energy
A Philippine diocese has been commended by the Vatican for becoming the first diocese in the entire Catholic Church to adopt renewable energy. Maasin Diocese “The Diocese of Maasin, in the...
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Schools have an important role in the Black Lives Matter movement
Weekly Column from the Executive Director of Schools, Diocese of Parramatta It is during the times of crisis that we can see most clearly what leaders do. Really good leaders stand up under pressure;...
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A reflection for Day of the Seafarer
June 25 is the International Maritime Organisation’s Day of the Seafarer At first sight, the Day of the Seafarer might strike us as a celebration left over from the distant past. It awakens...
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Blessed are the persecuted: For theirs is the kingdom of Heaven
‘Martyrdom is a great gift from God that I do not believe I have earned. But if God accepts the sacrifice of my life, then may my blood be the seed of liberty and a sign of the hope that will soon...
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Vatican document on integral ecology: Safeguarding Creation is everyone’s...
Several Vatican Dicasteries team up to release a document entitled “Journeying for the care of the common home,” which offers a guide to all Christians on how to maintain a healthy relationship with...
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South African Ambassador to Holy See: ‘The Struggle against racism continues’
Ambassador George Johannes, South Africa’s representative to the Holy See, reflects on the deep-rooted realities of racism and inequality that are currently being so forcefully expressed by the Black...
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A reflection on Laudato Si’ Year
Pope Francis invited everyone to take part in the Laudato si’ Year, which is promoted by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and runs from 24 May 2020 until 24 May 2021. In May,...
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COVID-19: Abu Dhabi sends aid to Amazon in the spirit of Human Fraternity
In collaboration with the Holy See, the United Arab Emirates delivers 50 tons of emergency medical aid to the Peruvian Amazon region that is battling the coronavirus pandemic. In the early hours of...
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News & Events Weekly Update
News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond Diocese of Parramatta Notices Positions Vacant: Human Resources Adviser – Diocese of Parramatta More details at:...
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Celebrating humanity at detention centre Mass
The Villawood detention centre, approximately 27 kilometres west of Sydney, was constructed on the site of the former Villawood Munitions Factory, which operated on the site from 1941 until the close...
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National Mass to be livestreamed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
With many local events not able to be held on July 5 to mark Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday, a national Mass will be livestreamed from St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral in Adelaide to...
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Land: A Generation Point for Existence
The starting point for Aboriginal Spirituality is creation. Creation narratives describe a period of intense creativity that contains the blueprint for all life: there was a period of dark,...
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A reflection on Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for July
Pope Francis’s Prayer Intention for July: Our Families – We pray that today’s families may be accompanied with love, respect and guidance. This year, many families are doing it hard. Refugee families...
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CELAM announces new Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon Region
The Presidents of the Bishops’ Conference of Latin America (CELAM) and of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM) announce the creation of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon Region, aimed at...
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A reflection for International Day of Cooperatives
July 4 is the United Nation’s International Day of Cooperatives One of the results of the isolation imposed by Coronavirus has been the disruption of work. Many people lost their jobs, others worked...
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Fr Frank Brennan’s Homily for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday
On this day 250 years ago, 5 July 1770, Captain Cook’s Endeavour was stranded in what was then named the Endeavour River undergoing repairs. Tupia the Tahitian navigator and the English botanist...
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Pope: cooperatives for clean energy against climate change
In a tweet to mark the International Day of Cooperatives on Saturday, Pope Francis notes that cooperatives across the globe are making a real difference in the fight against climate change. For the...
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A magisterium for peace and against hypocrisy
Pope Francis expresses his support for the UN resolution for a global and immediate ceasefire, which would bring relief to people at war and enable them to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. In recent...
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