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Rapid growth fuels need for new Catholic parish
4 December 2017The rapidly growing North Lakes and Mango Hill area has become a Catholic parish in its own right. The new parish has been named St Benedict's. Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane head, Archbishop Mark Coleridge, officially established the new parish at... - Author: Archdiocesan Media ReleasesAn independent audit into safeguards for children and vulnerable adults within the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane has found its parishes to be complying with policy. Archbishop Mark Coleridge has released the second annual external audit of the policy,...
- Author: Archdiocesan Media ReleasesThe Catholic Justice & Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Brisbane and the Social Justice Commission of the Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba call on the Australian Government to end the crisis on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea involving around...
- Author: Archdiocesan Media ReleasesParliament must work to unify Australians by respecting different views on marriage, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Denis Hart said today in the wake of the result of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. "The Catholic...
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Social Justice Sunday 2017: 'Everyone's Business: Developing an inclusive and sustainable economy'
23 September 2017The Catholic Church in Australia celebrates Social Justice Sunday on 24 September. This year, the Australian Bishops' Social Justice Statement is titled: 'Everyone's Business: Developing an inclusive and sustainable economy'. The Statement calls for an... - Author: Archdiocesan Media ReleasesAbsorbing the failures unearthed at the Royal Commission, the Archdiocese of Brisbane has strengthened its efforts towards protecting children and vulnerable adults with a new role. The Office of Safeguarding and Professional Standards Services was opened...
- Author: Archdiocesan Media ReleasesCatholics around Australia are revealing the country's best Church and community leaders for a chance to be named a winner of the 2017 Community Leader Awards. Now in its third year, the 2017 Community Leader Awards, will honour five outstanding Catholics...
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Homelessness Week in Australia
11 August 2017On any given night in Australia 1 in 200 people are homeless. While the media storm continues around the tent city in Martin Place in Sydney, Homelessness Australia has revealed startling statistics around the rise in the hidden forms of homelessness,...