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Ditosa’s story – A just future starts with education
For each of the six weeks of Lent, the Diocese of Parramatta is sharing one of Caritas Australia’s feature stories of lives changed through support and empowerment programs. FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT – 18...
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Bishop Vincent’s report from Rome
Between 6-8 March 2018, the Catholic Church held the International Catholic Migration Commission Council Plenary Meeting. In his capacity as Bishop Delegate for Migrants and Refugees, Most Rev Vincent...
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Mount Druitt local appointed new leader of Aid to the Church in Need
Bernard Toutounji, who grew up in the Diocese of Parramatta, has recently been appointed as National Director of the Australian office of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). This came after the retirement...
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Psyche Mae’s story – A just future starts with empowerment
For each of the six weeks of Lent, the Diocese of Parramatta is sharing one of Caritas Australia’s feature stories of lives changed through support and empowerment programs. SIXTH SUNDAY OF LENT/PALM...
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‘Into the Deep’: a cry for freedom
In the latest publication from the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council (ACSJC), Peter Arndt tells of the thousands of Papuans who have been beaten, jailed, raped and murdered by Indonesian...
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West Papuans cry out for freedom
First published in Justice Trends, the quarterly newsletter of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, No. 168, March 2018. After more than 50 years of repression, the indigenous people of West...
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Bishop Vincent washes 12 prisoners’ feet
Bishop of Parramatta, Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv has today washed the feet of 12 prisoners during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at John Morony Correctional Complex. The Mass was attended by 50...
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Charity starts at home: HIPPY Program enriches disadvantaged parents and...
You’re a new parent, yearning to provide for your child, but what if you never learnt the alphabet? CatholicCare Social Services’ HIPPY program creates the opportunity for disadvantaged families to...
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Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation: Gaudete et Exsultate
APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON THE CALL TO HOLINESS IN TODAY’S WORLD 9 April 208 1. “REJOICE AND BE GLAD” (Mt 5:12), Jesus tells those persecuted or humiliated...
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Facebook admits to blocking Catholic content
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced questions from lawmakers about his company’s censorship of Catholic content during his two-day congressional hearing following the revelation that millions of...
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New program launched to form young women in Leadership for Mission
Thirteen young women from across Australia gathered in Sydney recently as part of the inaugural intake for an inspiring new education and formation program called Leadership for Mission. Leadership for...
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Caritas Australia supporting PNG earthquake recovery efforts
Caritas Australia with its partners on the ground is responding to the impact of a 7.5 magnitude earthquake which has killed 150 people and has left, according to the UN, 270,000 people including...
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CatholicCare gets a new website
Monday 9 April 2018 was a new day in CatholicCare as they launched their new website. Remaining committed to their core mission to be the compassionate face of Christ and be a strong and visible...
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Refugee groups call for new community-based resettlement plan
An Australian coalition of refugee groups is pushing for a new community-sponsored resettlement program to help overcome the global refugee crisis. Refugee groups have launched a joint initiative...
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News & Events Weekly Update
News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond Diocese of Parramatta News Catholic Outlook Survey Tell Bishop Vincent and the Diocese of Parramatta what you think about...
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War & Terror, Peace and Hope
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP, reflects on war and terror, peace and hope, in a new book. Anthony Fisher’s years as a bishop have paralleled the era of modern terrorism. On too many occasions he has had...
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Bishop Vincent Long’s Diary
Sunday 29th April 2018 at 9:00am Celebrates Pontifical Mass of the Fifth Sunday of Easter at St John the Evangelist Parish, Riverstone. Monday 30th April 2018 – Tuesday 1st May 2018 Attends the...
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Asylum seekers living on the precipice
Around 12,000 people seeking asylum and living lawfully across Australia could be left hungry, homeless, and vulnerable to exploitation because of the government’s decision to cut people off from SRSS...
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Bishop of Congo-Brazzaville: my priests don’t have enough to eat
Despite the disastrous Marxist influence up until 1992 and the recent proliferation of Protestant sects, the Catholic Church in Congo-Brazzaville is recovering some lost ground. During the visit of an...
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Asylum seekers facing hunger and homelessness
An Urgent Update: People seeking asylum face hunger and homelessness after new cuts to government support program Primary Concern We are greatly concerned that the new changes to the government funded...
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