Happy Easter to all

Easter 2017

Happy Easter from Bishop Vincent Long and the Diocese of Parramatta

Joseph Younes

Catholic Life

Pope Francis: Women are victims of a “throwaway culture”

Pope Francis on Friday said women suffer from a throwaway culture, and Jesus “changed history” by ending women’s second-class status in society. Speaking during his morning Mass in...
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Catholic Religious Australia speak out for “the need to belong”

World Refugee Week As the leaders of Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) gather this week at their National Assembly, they stand in strong solidarity with the many asylum seekers...
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Australian prelate: Laity could have prevented ‘catastrophic’ abuse crisis

ROME – Arguably, few people in Australia can say they are more on the front lines in picking up the pieces after the recently concluded Royal Commission into...
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First week of national consultations on new Catholic Safeguarding Standards for children complete

The first week of Catholic Professional Standard’s nation-wide consultation on new church child safeguarding standards has finished with 80 people attending sessions in Hobart, Ballarat and Melbourne. The...