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201202 - ACBC - First Plenary Council assembly mixes in person, online format

201202 - VMCH - International Day of People with Disability – a place to call home

201202 - ACN - A time of reflection and solidarity with the persecuted Church

201202 - Lismore Diocese - Lismore Diocese partners with University of Dayton

201201 - St Vincent de Paul Society - Rental Affordability Index cause for urgent action

201201 - Sale Diocese - Ordination of new Catholic bishop next week

201201 - Edmund Rice Centre - Australian political and religious leaders support Pacific open letter to PM Scott Morrison

201201 - VMCH - VMCH welcomes new CFO

201130 - Catholic Education Toowoomba - Federal Government funding comes through to two growing Toowoomba Catholic schools

201130 - Wollongong Diocese - Catholic organisations recognised for contribution to social impact in the Illawarra in historic ecumenical report

201127 - ACPPA - ACPPAConnect launches to support Principal Wellbeing

201127 - Townsville Catholic Education - Columba Catholic Colleges represents only school in Queensland in TI Codes Contest

201126 - VMCH - International Day of People with Disability – a place to call home

201126 - ACU - ACU Theologian is first Australian to join international interfaith program

201126 - ACU - ACU celebrates graduating class of 2020

201126 - CCSP NSW/ACT - Fertilising learning

201126 - Caritas Australia - The impacts of COVID 19 on local communities in southern Africa

201125 - Catholic Healthcare - A Token of Thanks

201125 - ACN - Set Your Captives Free

201124 - UNDA - Chris Ellison reappointed as UNDA Chancellor

201124 - Sydney Archdiocese - New website and social platforms to promote Eileen O’Connor’s path to canonisation

201123 - ACRATH - 16 Days of Activism news release

201120 - ACU - ACU secures financial stability through investment bond

201120 - CatholicCare Wollongong - 'Gifts of Hope' Christmas Appeal

201120 - Sisters of Saint Joseph - Josephites endorse priorities for Housing

201120 - Jesuit Social Services - World Children's Day highlights need to #RaiseTheAge

201119 - Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns - Students Look to the Future After Extraordinary 2020

201119 - CHA - Catholic Health Australia welcomes Productivity Commission report on mental health

201119 - CHA - Mercy Health doctor receives CHA lifetime achievement award

201118 - Jesuit Social Services - New Place based Centre for Research and Action

201118 - Order of Malta - Order of Malta activities to mark the fourth World Day of the Poor

201117 - Caritas Australia - Philippines suffers extensive damage after being hit by multiple typhoons

201117 - St Vincent de Paul Society - Vinnies launches 2020 Christmas Appeal

201116 - St Vincent de Paul Society - St Vincent de Paul National Council welcomes Victorian Government’s leadership on social housing 

201115 - Townsville Diocese - Bishop congratulates MLAs

201113 - ACU - ACU academic appointed to National Liturgical Commission

201113 - Jesuit Social Services - Mental health funding welcome but more postvention funding needed

201112 - Catholic Health Australia - Catholic Health Australia welcomes new board members

201112 - UNDA - UNDA Academic Appointed to Australian Catholic Council for Pastoral Research

201111 - ACU - Research shows young people’s declining mental health has worsened since COVID-19

201111 - Order of Malta Australia - Fra’ Marco Luzzago elected Lieutenant of Grand Master of Sovereign Order of Malta

201111 - St Margaret Mary's College - Netball Champion to train St Margaret Mary’s College Students

201110 - ACN - Hundreds of churches, monuments and buildings will be illuminated in red light in a global call for religious freedom

201110 - CSSA - Catholic sector worried about cashless debit card extension

201109 - VMCH - VMCH's innovative program shortlisted for award

201109 - Campion College - Campion joins partnership in new teaching model to train Catholic teachers

201109 - Catholic Mission - The gift of education a golden opportunity to help break the cycle of poverty 

201106 - ACU - Reading for Renewal new short courses at ACU

201106 - Jesuit Mission - Two wheels of opportunity amidst a pandemic

201106 - Catholic Healthcare - My Care Runs Deep

201105 - Caritas Australia - Caritas Australia welcomes additional COVID 19 vaccine support to the region

201104 - ACU - ACU announces Director of Ramsay Program in Western Civilisation

201102 - Vinnies SA - New St Vincent de Paul Society (SA) State President Announced

201102 - Caritas Australia - Super Typhoon Goni strikes Philippines days after Typhoon Quinta

201030 - VMCH - All Souls' Day

201029 - St John of God Health Care - How St John of God Berwick Hospital answered an urgent COVID call to action

201029 - ACU - ACU staff excellence awards

201028 - De La Salle Brothers - Freedom to Choose older religious living today

201028 - Catholic Health Australia - Thank you videos

201027 - CSSA - Francis Sullivan appointed chair of Catholic Social Services Austraila

201027 - Caritas Australia - New report on changing climate in the Pacific region

201026 - Toowoomba Catholic Schools - Toowoomba Catholic Schools Excellence Awards 2020

201026 - Catholic Mission - Youth ambassadors 

201026 - Vinnies NSW - NSW Vinnies Community Sleepout raises over $135,000 for local communities

201026 - ACU - ACU announces five community research projects for funding

201022 - NCEC - Melbourne Catholic Schools approach looks to the future

201021 - Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Women's Taskforce - Women's Taskforce to Run Reflection on Laudato Si'

201021 - NCEC - It’s time to register for the Faith in the Future Virtual Symposium

201021- ACU - Grants of up to $250,000 to develop a product or service for commercial use

201021 - Jesuit Mission - Jesuits in Vietnam respond to flood crisis

201021 - Josephite Justice Office - What kind of society do we want? Josephites confounded by a budget which ignores those most in need

201021 - Broken Bay Diocese - A new look for Catholic Schools Broken Bay

201020 - CSSV - Serving Communities with Courage and Compassion

201020 - CHA - Statement from CHA chief executive Pat Garcia in reaction to funding package for aged care homes

201019 - ACU - Hundreds attend ‘Liturgy, prayer, pastoral care and pandemics'

201019 - CRA - CRA supports The Light From The Southern Cross

201018 - Brisbane Archdiocese - Labor's rushed voluntary assisted dying plans

201016 - Catholic Mission - From A to Zulu Global reach for local World Mission Month production

201016 - Jesuit Mission Australia - Jesuit Mission Australia calls you to Stand with Stan

201016 - CEWA - Quality education on show as Education Minister presents CEWA Awards

201015 - Loreto Ministries - On Pilgrimage with Mary Ward

201014 - Parramatta Diocese - Exploring best practices for pastoral governance at the service of Christ's mission

201014 - CRA - Against the Revolving Door of Youth Injustice

201014 - ACN - Pope Francis Promotes One Million Children Praying the Rosary

201014 - Armidale Diocese - Commissioning of Diocese of Armidale Plenary Council delegates

201014 - Catholic Healthcare - Home is where the heart is

201013 - CECV - Catholic education welcomes funding for tutoring support program

201012 - Sisters of Saint Joseph - Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Saint Mary MacKillop's canonisation

201011 - St Vincent de Paul Society - Anti-Poverty Week - The best solution is enough to live on and a place to call home

201009 - QCEC - Catholic Sector welcomes ALP funding announcement

201009 - Catholic Healthcare - Villa Maria in Fortitude Valley Opens Brisbane’s newest Memory Support Unit

 201008 - Majellan Media - Saint Gerard's Blessing live streamed

201007 - ACU - ACU bestows honorary doctorate on Gerard and Anne Henderson

201007 - Jesuit Social Services - Federal Budget a missed opportunity to support the most marginalised

201007 - Edmund Rice Centre - First Nations Refugees Pay Price

201006 - VMCH - Archbishop supports affordable housing calls

201006 - Catholic Healthcare - An absolute privilege

201006 - Catholic Education Diocese of Sale - A new look for Catholic Education

201004 - ACBC - Friendship and solidarity key themes in Pope Francis' letter

201002 - CRA - Catholic Religious Australia opposes the Migration Amendment Bill 2020

201002 - Jesuit Refugee Service - People seeking asylum evicted by Home Affairs without support

201001 - ACU - ACU and Boston College USA sign a student exchange and study abroad agreement final

201001 - JSS - Reducing use of remand can stop revolving door of youth justice system

201001 - CAPSA - Proposed inhumane changes to Migration Act cannot be allowed to pass

200930 - Catholic Mission - World Mission Month

200930 - Carmelites - Carmelites Launch Website with Spirit

200929 - Missionaries of God's Love - Arete Centre launches 2021 program

200929 - St Vincent de Paul Society - Stop the blanket ban on mobile phones

200929 - Sydney Archdiocese - Archbishop Fisher welcomes NSW Government's plans to address modern slavery

200928 - CHA - Catholic hospitals push for health reform to unlock funds to enable more treament in the home

200926 - Catholic Health Australia - Statement on the resignation of Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos

200925 - Victoria's Bishops - An open letter to the Premier from the Catholic Bishops of Victoria

200924 - ACU - ACU’s Frontier program is inspiring the next generation of Catholic leaders

200923 - Salesian Mission Office - Idyllic Samoa Holds Hidden Struggles

200923 - Mercy Foundation - Celebrating 30 years at the service of human dignity

200923 - Catholic Healthcare - Behind the Mask 

200923 - Vinnies NSW - Vinnies announces Deborah Knight as Community Sleepout host

200922 - ACU - ACU Prize for Poetry winners announced

200922 - Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand - Economic abuse must be recognised as a driver of family violence

200921 - Catholic Healthcare - Dementia Action Week a little support makes a lot of difference

200918 - Catholic Health Australia - Catholic hospitals welcome telehealth funding extension but argue it should be a permanent fixture

200917 - Sale Diocese - Postponement of ordination installation of Bishop Elect Greg Bennet

200917 - Edmund Rice Centre - Pacific climate voice in Vatican

200917 - St Vincent de Paul Society NSW - Vinnies NSW opens Round 2 of Community Bushfire Grants Program

200916 - Catholic Health Australia - Catholic hospitals and aged care homes say investment in palliative care should come before legalised euthanasia in Tasmania

200915 - Broken Bay Diocese - Rights of the Child Framework launched

200915 - Catholic Education Office Rockhampton - Official Opening Major Capital Works St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Wandal

200915 - ACU - Pandemic is a “downright bizarre situation” for teenagers world leading psychologist

200915 - ACU - Generous scholarships to study Western Civilisation Generous scholarships to study Western Civilisation

200914 - Jesuit Communications - Jesuit Communications Australia announces the winners of the 2020 Australian Catholics Young Journalist Award

200912 - Sydney Archdiocese - Catholic Archbishop of Sydney Pays Tribute to John Fahey

200912 - ACU - ACU community mourns the death of Chancellor The Hon John Fahey AC GCSG

200911 - Melbourne Archdiocese - Statement from Most Rev Peter A Comensoli

200911 - Caritas Australia - Caritas Australia launches new Social and Ecological Justice Animators program

200911 - Catholic Education WA - CEWA commits to zero percent fee increase for 2021

200910 - OLMC Parramatta - Yasmine Alwakal achieves 10th place in the World Individual and Public Speaking Competition

200910 - Catholic Education Diocese of Sale - A very different RUOK day

200909 - St Vincent de Paul Society - Feast Day of Blessed Frederick Ozanam

200909 - Catholic Mission - Catholic Mission’s international campaign with “a thousand faces”

200909 - ACU - ACU launches Student Veterans Exercise Lifestyle Program to support veterans transition from the military to university

200909 - ACU - ACU Art Collection - A new perspective

pdf200909 - VMCH - Aged care 'very different' for residents right now

200909 - ACN - Asia Bibi, in a video interview with ACN, has called on Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan to protect the minorities

200908 - MacKillop Family Services - Innovative program supports young people at risk of sexual abuse

200908 - Parramatta Diocese - 167 Years On, Bells Arrive at St Patrick’s Cathedral Parramatta

200908 - Catholic Healthcare - McQuoin Park Retirement Living Village Welcomes New Residents

200908 - CSSA - Australian children and families need greater certainty

200904 - Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT - Catholic School Funding ABC vs The Facts

200904 - Catholic Education Diocese of Sale - Spotlight on Child Safety

200904 - ACBC - Holy See offers observations on Royal Commission's recommendations

200904 - ACU - Liturgy, Prayer and Pastoral Care in Time of Pandemic

200904 - Catholic Healthcare - Aged Care Development in Lewisham Approved

200903 - ACU - ACU continues rankings climb

200903 - ACU - Muslim student asks how he can help the faith of his Christian brothers and sisters

200903 - Catholic Theological College - Engaging Your Catholic Faith

200902 - Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand - Most vulnerable hardest hit by pandemic

200902 - VMCH - Behind closed doors during lockdown

200902 - NCEC - ABC ‘analysis’ gets it wrong on Catholic school funding National Catholic Education chief says 

200902 - Bishops of Victoria - Media statement on the release of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board Report of Operation January – June 2020

200901 - Catholic Health Australia - Catholic sector welcomes additional aged care support

200901 - Catholic Education Diocese of Rockhampton - State Government funding announced for new Catholic college Mackay

200901 - Catholic Mission - Celebrate World Mission Month

200831 - Caritas Australia - Over one million dollars donated to Beirut recovery efforts through global Caritas network

200831 - Broken Bay Diocese - Broken Bay begins Safeguarding Month with the Liturgy of Lament

200827 - Order of Malta - Order of Malta provide medical and psychological assistance in Beirut following blast

200827 - Broken Bay Diocese - Wahroonga church closure due to COVID-19

200826 - VMCH - Behind closed doors during lockdown

200826 - Sydney Archdiocese - Subscription offer for Catholic Weekly digital edition

200826 - Catholic Health Australia - Statement on the development of the COVID 19 vaccine by Oxford University

200821 - ACRATH - ACRATH launches major forced marriage training initiative

200821 - ACBC and CRA - Catholic leaders publish report on Church governance

200821 - Catholic Earthcare - Catholic Earthcare Australia launches its virtual Convocation this September

200820 - St John of God Health - The Grand Old Lady of Gibb St joins the COVID 19-fight

200820 - Jesuit Social Services - ACT shows the country it is time to raise the age

200819 - CPSL - Safeguarding capacity building and audits making an impact

200819 - St Vincent de Paul Society - Strategic Plan Launch

200819 - ACN - Lebanon Christians defy land grabbers

200819 - CPSL - Missionaries of God's Love safeguarding audit published

200818 - Catholic Health Australia - Catholic hospitals say more should and could be for younger Australians exiting private health insurance

200818 - Caritas Australia - Caritas Australia joins aid agencies with COVID-19 support

200813 - NCEC - Catholic education supports Copyright Act reforms

200812 - Catholic Healthcare - Finding a way through the clutter

200810 - ACU - ACU names Professor Zlatko Skrbis fourth Vice-Chancellor

200810 - Caritas Australia - Caritas Australia provides support for Beirut following devestating explosion

200809 - Broken Bay Diocese - Pennant Hills church closure due to COVID-19

200805 - St John of God Berwick Hospital - SJGBH Wins Best of Care Award

200805 - Wagga Wagga Diocese - Diocese of Wagga Wagga History Book – Consider the Crows

200804 - Australian Marist Solidarity - Disabled students overcome barriers in Cambodia

200804 - ACN - ACN condemns terrorist attack on cathedral

200804 - Cairns Catholic Education Office - Holy Cross' Gift of Giving amid COVID 19 Fallout

200803 - ACBC - Bishops' annual Social Justice Statement focuses on mental health

200801 - ACBC - Pope Francis appoints new Bishop of Port Pirie

200801 - ACBC - Statement from Bishop-Elect Karol Kulczycki

200801 - Port Pirie Diocese - Bishop Greg O'Kelly SJ statement

200731 - Sisters of St Joseph - Drawing on the wisdom of Saint Mary MacKillop through National Vocations Awareness Week

200731 - Sale Diocese - Date set for Ordination and Installation of 10th Bishop of Sale

200731 - Toowoomba Catholic Schools - Spirit of Catholic Education Awards

200730 - Plenary Council - Working document next step on Plenary Council journey

200730 - CESA - $14 5 million Catholic school and services village for northern suburbs

200729 - Catholic Health Australia - Catholic sector thanks Victorian aged care workers

200729 - ACU - ACU brings the world to you international audience tunes in for Rev Prof Mark R Francis’s online lectures, broadcast live from Chicago

200729 - Jesuit Social Services - Governments ignore pleas to stop locking up 10 year old children

200729 - Sydney Archdiocese - Australian Catholic Anti Slavery Network launches its first Annual Report

200728 - St Margaret Mary's College - SMMC students volunteer to pack Birthing Kits

200728 - OLMC Parramatta - OLMC Seeks New Head

200728 - Australian Catenians - St Mary of The Cross MacKillop the Patron Saint for Australian Catenians

200727 - Catholic Super - Equip and Catholic Super beat coronavirus downturn

200727 - TCEO - Students recognised for service to faith

200724 - ACBC - Joint Statement on Hagia Sophia

200724 - ACRATH -People More Vulnerable to Traffickers during Covid 19 

200723 - BBI-TAITE - Book on Mysticism Wins Two First Place Awards for Australian Author

200722 - Sydney Archdiocese - Sir Peter Cosgrove talks exclusively about his regrets and reveals world leaders who inspired him

200722 - Wagga Wagga Diocese - Bishop Mark Edwards OMI installed as sixth Bishop of Wagga Wagga

200721 - Catholic Mission - Socktober launches at St Laurence's College

200721 - Catholic Healthcare - Celebrating 26 years of Catholic Healthcare

200720 - Marist Brothers’ Province of Australia - Marist Brothers District of Melanesia joins with the Province of Australia

200720 - UNDA - Notre Dame teams up with Sydney Catholic Schools to support students studying maths

200717 - Marist Schools Australia - Marists strengthen school governance

200717 - CPSL - Safeguarding and seminary formation seminar

200716 - Catholic Healthcare - Construction of Charles ONeill Home is Complete

200716 - Broken Bay Diocese - Bishop Randazzo announces change to the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation

200715 - VMCH - Strengthening our Catholic identity

20200714 - CSSA - Jobkeeper, Jobseeker decisions a test for Morrison Government 

200714 - St Vincent de Paul Society - Expert panel should set payment rates to keep people out of poverty

200714 - CPSL - Consultations underway for integrated safeguarding standards

200714 - ACU - Victorian parents urged to take the pressure off, when teaching your kids at home

200714 - CatholicCare Wollongong - Bushfire Recovery Counselling Support 

200713 - Jesuit Mission - Bridging the pandemic gap

200708 - CHA - CHA urges govt to keep up the pace on home package numbers for elderly Australians 

200709 - Aid to the Church in Need - Modern Martyrs Heroes of the Faith

200707 - Sydney Catholic Schools - New Catholic Primary School to meet needs of growing Rosebery population

200707 - ACU - Australian author wins North American Catholic Media Award 

200707 - ACU - Funding agreement with Ramsay Centre finalised 

200707 - CCI Giving - Grants available to support the mental health of rural Australians

200702 - Majellan Media - Divorce could be a thing of the past say marriage experts

200702 - Catholic Healthcare - Construction on Stage One of Jemalong Retirement Living Village is Complete

200701 - ACU - ACU brings the world to you presenting Rev Prof Mark R Francis in a free online public lecture, broadcast live from Chicago

200701 - Servite Order - Servite Order offer an apology and compensation for victims of child sexual abuse