Catholic Religious Australia

Australian representatives in Rome highlight the importance of lay formation

Sr Libby Rogerson ibvm, JPIC Coordinator for Loreto Australia & South East Asia and current chair of Catholic Religious Australia's Social Justice committee joined a multi-faith delegation to the Minister and Shadow Minister of Immigration to discuss the growing desperation of the people on Nauru and Manus Island ...

The leaders of Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) and the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) have welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s apology to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse and recommitted to working with the community to eliminate the scourge of child sexual abuse. “The National Apology today and the apologies made by institutions during the life of the Royal Commission and since have been an important validation of the courage of survivors ...of abuse in seeking truth, justice and healing. We think first of them at this time,” said CRA president Sr Monica Cavanagh RSJ. “On behalf of the Catholic bishops and religious leaders of Australia, we renew our profound and heartfelt apology to all victims and survivors of abuse and to their families, friends and supporters, who have shared their suffering.” Read the whole CRA/ACBC statement: http://www.catholicreligiousaustralia.org /…/2755-catholic-c…
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Do you have questions for former President of Kiribati and renowned climate change activist Anote Tong? Join in today's Facebook Live event with him at 1pm on the Caritas Australia Facebook page ...

Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) has today welcomed the NSW Government’s commitment to strengthening and broadening measures and protections to prevent child sexual abuse in NSW. Amongst those measures is the expansion of the coverage of the current reportable conduct scheme to include religious bodies and the transfer of the reportable conduct scheme from the NSW Ombudsman to the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian. Read more of CRA's statement: http://www.catholicreligiousaustralia.org /…/2753-cra-welcom…

Great work from Australian Catholic University, hosting the New South Wales Parliament Interfaith Breakfast this morning ...

Two of Australia's women Biblical scholars will bring to life the women of the Bible in this upcoming event which is open to all. Check it out ...

Happy feast day to all Franciscans. Here's a lovely post from the Franciscan Friars Australia. They asked young people who God is to them and received some beautiful responses ... #FeastDayofStFrancis

Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) supports the coalition of groups meeting on October 14 2018 to ramp up the campaign for more humane asylum policies in the New South Wales electorate of Wentworth ahead of the by-election. Sr Monica Cavanagh rsj, President of CRA says, “CRA is anxious for the development of a humane and supportive refugee policy. We are also mindful of the number of Catholic and religious institutions in the Wentworth electorate, including hospitals, parishes and schools, and we join in supporting the recent letter sent to constituents and the public meeting”. Read more: http://www.catholicreligiousaustralia.org /…/2740-cra-suppor…

Catholic Religious Australia's Health and Well-Being Committee held the first of its national seminar days recently at Mercy Place, Bardon in Queensland, focusing on 'Motivating Health and Well-Being in Religious', with presenters Katrina Anderson and Diane Adamson. Read more: http://www.catholicreligiousaustralia.org /…/2739-seminar-lo…

It's International Day of Older People. Click through to read the beautiful story of Dora, with thanks to Maryellen Thomas rsj ...

A big night for the local Church in Darwin Diocese as the new Bishop is installed. You can be a part of it all via livestream at this link: http://www.darwin.catholic.org.au/the-epi scopal-ordination-…

A large gathering of representatives from 20 faith-based organisations and major survivor advocate groups met together recently in NSW Parliament House. Their aim was to establish a joint standing committee for the purpose of working together to tackle child abuse within religious settings. The original vision behind the establishment of the committee came from the NSW Ombudsman’s Office and the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian who invited the parties to meet together on... this historic occasion. ‘It is momentous for survivor advocate groups and faith based-organisations to join together to work to keep children safer in faith-based organisations and to respond more effectively and compassionately to survivors’, said Anne Walker, National Executive Director of Catholic Religious Australia. http://www.catholicreligiousaustralia.org /…/2736-joint-pres…
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Wondering how dry it is at Trangie in western NSW? Let the kids from St John's Primary School explain, with a bit of 'dry' humour ...

A message for the International Day of Peace, via our friends at the Sisters of St Joseph ... #Peace

A thoughtful analysis from Noel Debien of the ABC's Religion and Ethics department on the Church's response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission ...

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The #KidsoffNauru community campaign continues to gather pace, as Australians stand up against having children in detention. Every voice counts.