Posts Tagged: justice
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Nov 26, 2012
No CommentsCrisis in Congo – Church leaders say DRC on brink of war
Media Release, 23 November, 2012 Fear and insecurity has sent tens of thousands of innocent civilians into hiding and flight as the M23 Rebels now occupy Goma, the main city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The military spokesperson of the M23 has now publically declared that the rebels are prepared...
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Nov 26, 2012
No CommentsCall for children and their families to be released from Australia’s offshore detention camp
Media Release, 26 November, 2012 The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council has voiced its concern regarding Australia’s detention of children and their families. ACSJC Chairman Bishop Christopher Saunders said: “That asylum seekers, including children, have now been sent to Manus should set the alarm bells ringing. Having witnessed first-hand the conditions in Australia’s detention centres,...
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Nov 26, 2012
No CommentsInternational Day of People with Disability – Removing barriers to create inclusive society
Media Release, November 26, 2012 The International Day of People with Disability is celebrated on 3 December each year, with this year’s theme of, “Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all.” Bishop Terence Brady, the Australian Bishops’ Delegate for Disability Issues, said that there is much evidence of the types of...
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Jan 24, 2012
No CommentsBishops’ Australia Day call for time limit on detention
Media Release 24 January, 2012 To mark Australia Day, the Catholic Bishops Commission for Justice, Ecology and Development calls upon political parties to work towards a common approach to asylum seekers, so that human beings do not become pawns in a political argument. Further, and more immediately, to honour the Australian sense of justice and...
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Dec 19, 2011
No CommentsTyphoon Washi fallout escalates, Caritas Australia opens appeal for Philippines
Media Release December 19, 2011 With the death toll rising dramatically to 652, more than 50,000 displaced and over 800 people still missing, aid and development agency, Caritas Australia, has requested urgent public support from Australians to deal with the large-scale emergency response needed in the...
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Dec 19, 2011
No CommentsThe Christmas story of asylum seekers
By Fr Maurizio Pettena CS Yesterday, I stood in front of the Nativity scene that is displayed in front of St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney and considered it for a moment. The Christmas story, as always during December, is much on my mind and in my prayer this week. Even David Jones just down the...
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Dec 06, 2011
No CommentsAdvent app from Caritas Australia
Caritas Australia invites you to join us on a first-time interactive journey throughout the world with our Advent Calendar, which for the first time available as an iPhone App which can be downloaded here...
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Nov 30, 2011
No CommentsGLOBAL GIFTS – CHRISTMAS 2011: IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT THEM!
LEAVE the chocolates in the aisle, your friends eat too much anyway. LEAVE the wine on the shelf, your Dad doesn’t need another drop. LEAVE the handcreams where they are, your Mum doesn’t really doesn’t like them. AND don’t even think about toys. There’s just no more room for them. So take a deep breath....
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Nov 24, 2011
No CommentsAustralian Bishops express solidarity with Coptic Christians following violence in Egypt
Media Release 24 November, 2011 The Australian Catholic Bishops today at their Plenary meeting expressed solidarity with the Coptic Christian community in Egypt. In recent months, sectarian violence has plagued the...
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Nov 15, 2011
2 Comments“One Body in Christ” –Disability Council releases new resource for people with disabilities
“One Body in Christ” – Release of a New Resource for Welcoming People with Disability Media Release 16.11.11 The Australian Catholic Disability Council and the Disability Projects Office of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference have released today a new resource for parishes and Church communities called One Body in Christ, Welcoming People with...