A life-changing trip to Peru provided the inspiration for students from The University of Notre Dame Australia to record their experiences in a new book titled Holistic Development in Action; Changing Lives in Peru.

Launched at Notre Dame’s Fremantle Campus by Caritas Australia CEO, Jack de Groot, the book details the students’ experiences as they travelled with members of Caritas through the Andes mountains, visiting remote schools and communities in 2012.

The trip was made available through the University’s Experience the World program, which was developed in 2005, in collaboration with Caritas Australia and the School of Arts & Sciences on the Fremantle Campus.

Arts student, Vicky Burrows, said she witnessed first-hand how effectively Caritas workers engaged with the communities to deliver change and improve the quality of life for Peruvian people. Continue reading →

Mr Francis Sullivan, CEO of the Truth Justice and Council, has met with the Bishop of Bunbury, Gerard Holohan and local priests to discuss the Royal Commission into Child sexual abuse.

Mr Sullivan said last week’s meeting had been overwhelmingly positive and all involved understood the importance of the Royal Commission to victims and to the Church.

“We talked about the process the Council is going through to collect important documents from dioceses and congregation for the Commission,” Mr Sullivan said.

“We also talked about the way in which parish priests are responding to their congregations at a pastoral level and the importance of providing clear information to parishioners with a focus on the changes that have taken place over the past 20 years.

“Everyone I met said this Royal Commission is an historic opportunity for the truth to be told and for healing and reconciliation,” Mr Sullivan said. Continue reading →