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More than 180 students from 10 Catholic schools across the Diocese of Parramatta stepped into solidarity this Lent by taking part in Caritas Australia’s The Big Water Walk, a powerful initiative raising awareness and funds for communities in need of clean water. ...
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The prophet Isaiah boldly challenges us to choose the way of fasting most acceptable to the Lord: “Releasing those bound unjustly … setting free the oppressed … sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless, clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning...
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Moved by the hardships faced by vulnerable communities worldwide, hundreds of Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) students and staff pledged to raise funds and awareness after attending Caritas Australia's 2025 Project Compassion launch....
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The Catholic Church’s annual Lenten Appeal, Project Compassion, is now in its second week. During the six weeks of Lent, Caritas Australia is featuring feature human stories from the Philippines, Timor-Leste, Australia, Vietnam and Fiji. Through this year’s theme, ‘Love your neighbour’, Caritas Australia demonstrates how this approach can...
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In support of the world’s poor, including millions in our immediate region, thousands of parishes, schools and community leaders across Australia are putting their compassion into action, during Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion Lenten Appeal. The World Bank estimates that 90 million people live in extreme poverty in Australia’s neighbouring...
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Posted on 7 July 2017 Thousands of generous supporters, including schools and parishes across Australia, joined in solidarity with the poorest communities globally in 2016, to help Caritas Australia raise more than $11 million nationally during Project Compassion. Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten fundraising and awareness-raising campaign brings together thousands...
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By Ben Smith, Director of the Family & Life Office in the Diocese of Parramatta Catholic Outlook, Volume 19, March 2016 To help families enter more deeply into the Year of Mercy it is important that we unpack the meaning of the word mercy. In our popular culture, the...
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Posted on 7 March 2016 ‘We are God’s work of art, created in Christ Jesus to live the good life as from the beginning He meant us to live it.” Ephesians 2:10. When Evangeline left high school she had a limited vision for her future. But the training she’s...
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Posted on 29 February 2016 ‘Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.’ Hebrews 13:16. Participating in the Caritas Australia supported Community Conversations program has empowered Dominic and the people of his village to create a new way...
More than 180 students from 10 Catholic schools across the Diocese of Parramatta stepped into solidarity this Lent by taking part in Caritas Australia’s The Big Water Walk, a powerful initiative raising awareness and funds for communities in need of clean water. ...
The prophet Isaiah boldly challenges us to choose the way of fasting most acceptable to the Lord: “Releasing those bound unjustly … setting free the oppressed … sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless, clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning...
Moved by the hardships faced by vulnerable communities worldwide, hundreds of Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) students and staff pledged to raise funds and awareness after attending Caritas Australia's 2025 Project Compassion launch....
The Catholic Church’s annual Lenten Appeal, Project Compassion, is now in its second week. During the six weeks of Lent, Caritas Australia is featuring feature human stories from the Philippines, Timor-Leste, Australia, Vietnam and Fiji. Through this year’s theme, ‘Love your neighbour’, Caritas Australia demonstrates how this approach can...
In support of the world’s poor, including millions in our immediate region, thousands of parishes, schools and community leaders across Australia are putting their compassion into action, during Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion Lenten Appeal. The World Bank estimates that 90 million people live in extreme poverty in Australia’s neighbouring...
Posted on 7 July 2017 Thousands of generous supporters, including schools and parishes across Australia, joined in solidarity with the poorest communities globally in 2016, to help Caritas Australia raise more than $11 million nationally during Project Compassion. Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten fundraising and awareness-raising campaign brings together thousands...
By Ben Smith, Director of the Family & Life Office in the Diocese of Parramatta Catholic Outlook, Volume 19, March 2016 To help families enter more deeply into the Year of Mercy it is important that we unpack the meaning of the word mercy. In our popular culture, the...
Posted on 7 March 2016 ‘We are God’s work of art, created in Christ Jesus to live the good life as from the beginning He meant us to live it.” Ephesians 2:10. When Evangeline left high school she had a limited vision for her future. But the training she’s...