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Outback parish showing healthy signs of working “towards an ever wider ‘we”
The theme chosen by Pope Francis for this year’s Migrant and Refugee Day is “Towards An Ever Wider ‘We’”. Here in the outback of Australia, in the opal town of Coober Pedy, the Catholic Community of...
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Call to lamentation and commitment
Who could have imagined when we began the journey of 150 Days of Action for refugees that we would be grieving for the beautiful country of Afghanistan. As we watched the Kabul airport fill with...
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Homily for the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees TOWARDS AN EVER WIDER “WE” 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Numbers 11:25-29; James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 Sunday 26 September 2021 One...
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Prayers of the Faithful for World Day of Migrants and Refugees
Join the Catholic Church in celebrating World Day of Migrants and Refugees, also known as Migrant and Refugee Sunday, on Sunday 26 September. In his message for the 107th World Day of Migrants and...
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National Week of Prayer and Action supports #ActionForAfghanistan
Members of the Catholic community across Australia are encouraged to take #ActionForAfghanistan, in support of those fleeing persecution and refugees in Australia, as part of the Catholic Alliance...
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Asian communities lead the way in Season of Creation celebrations
As we come towards the end of the Season of Creation, throughout the continent of Asia, the faithful are praying and taking action during the annual ecumenical celebration that unites Christians...
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Fr Frank’s Homily – 26 September 2021
Homily for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees Readings: Numbers 11:25-29; Psalm 18 (19): 8, 10, 12-14; James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 26 September 2021...
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Pope Francis’ Message for the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 107th WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 2021 26 September 2021 TOWARDS AN EVER WIDER “WE” Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the Encyclical Fratelli...
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A reflection for World Day of Migrants and Refugees
26 September is the Holy See’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees (also known as Migrant and Refugee Sunday) For Victorians, World Day for Migrants and Refugees, the last Sunday of September, is...
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Building deep listening into our ecological practices
Season of Creation 2021 “Today, however, we have to realize that a true ecological approach always becomes a social approach; it must integrate questions of justice in debates on the environment, so...
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Sydney Alliance encourages constituents to speak with MPs around supporting...
How can we support refugees in Afghanistan? Sydney Alliance and their allies nationally are coordinating a briefing for constituents to meet with their local MPs to influence how the federal...
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Ecological sin and the health of our common home
“If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off… And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off… And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out” (Mark 9:42-43, 45, 47). “This sister now cries out to us...
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Listening and responding to the cry of the earth
The granting of personhood to the Whanganui River in New Zealand provides a distinctive lens through which to view our perspective on our connectedness to all of creation, writes Monica Dutton. New...
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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 Partner – Catholic Diocese of Parramatta Services Limited, Diocese of...
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A change of heart
“God gave us a garden. Are we going to give our children a desert?” Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle Council for Mission co-chair, Lawrie Hallinan posed Pope Francis’ question as we sat down to discuss...
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Rosemary continues to network against domestic violence during lockdown
Prior to an event hosted by the Australian Embassy to the Holy See for World Day of Migrants and Refugees on 24 September 2021, Catholic Outlook had the chance to ask Rosemary Kariuki, 2021 Local...
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Vatican recognises Australians living Pope Francis’ ‘ever wider ‘we’’
Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, and Rosemary Kariuki, 2021 Local Hero Australian of the Year, have both experienced first-hand the trauma of being forced to leave their homes and...
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Diocesan Conversation with Refugees reveals the anguish of uncertainty
More than 90 people from around the Diocese of Parramatta gathered online on World Day of Migrants and Refugees to hear the experience of those who have fled their homes and are now based in Australia....
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Are nuclear powered submarines a move in the right direction for Australia?
The Australian Government’s decision to buy nuclear-powered submarines has brought to the surface once again big questions around how governments should spend money, particularly during a pandemic....
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Religious Australians call on Scott Morrison to do more on climate
Over 600 people of faith from around Australia have penned hand-written letters calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to do more to protect the climate. After the recent high profile scientific...
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