Caritas Australia receives the Royal Order of Sahametrei from the Cambodian Government
Caritas Australia has been awarded the Royal Order of Sahametrei from the Cambodian Government, presented by their partner organisation Caritas Cambodia.The Royal Order of Sahametrei recognises foreign parties who have done a great service to the people and Kingdom of Cambodia. The Royal Order of Sahametrei is conferred primarily on foreigners who have rendered distinguished services to the King and to the people of Cambodia, particularly in the field of external relations and diplomatic services or, as a token of friendship.”
Caritas Australia CEO in Ethiopia, as fallout from the Ukraine conflict pushes the region to the brink of starvation
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: After three years of poor rainfall, some of the worst locust plagues in decades, ongoing conflict and now the impacts of the war in Ukraine, the Horn of Africa is currently facing what is potentially the worst food crisis we have seen in our lifetime. CSSV: $750 pandemic isolation payment to be restored
Catholic Social Services Victoria (CSSV) has welcomed the decision by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to restore the $750 pandemic isolation payment, acknowledging the urgent need to address Australia’s ballooning number of COVID cases and hospitalisations.CSSV: Wrong time to end RAT program for disadvantaged
One of Australia’s leading social services groups has urged the federal government to continue providing free rapid antigen tests to vulnerable groups as Australians face increased COVID numbers and hospitalisations.St Peter’s Principals meet ahead of 50th Anniversary Celebrations of 24 July 2022
As the St Peter’s school community prepares to celebrate 50 years this weekend, Co-Principals Jenny Roberts and Michael Chalkley visited Foundation Principal, Sr Kathleen Slattery to present her with the first copy of the St Peter's 50th anniversary commemorative book which was hot off the press!
Sr Kathleen was appointed to St Peter’s in 1971 prior to the opening of the school the following year. There were 72 students at the first roll call, and she was the only teacher with support from a young girl called Christine Gardiner.
Equality and Dignity for Women Takes a Step Forward
Plenary Blog by Francis Sullivan, Chair of Catholic Social Services Australia
Plenary Council re-imagines the Church through a Missionary Lens
Plenary Council president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has encouraged Council Members to continue relying upon the Holy Spirit as they move into the future.
Archbishop Costelloe was the principal celebrant and homilist at the closing Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia celebrated in St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday morning.
Second Assembly of Fifth Plenary Council of Australia closes
The nine-month celebration phase of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia ended on Saturday, with Council Members standing and applauding as president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB formally declared the Council closed.
In addition to celebrating the final Mass on Saturday morning, Members also approved a concluding statement signed by all Members of the assembly, reflecting on the discernment that took place over those days. The statement said the Council had been an “expression of the synodality that Pope Francis has identified as a key dimension of the Church’s life in the third millennium”.
President gives Opening Address to second Council Assembly
At the Council’s opening session on Monday 4 July, the Members of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia were invited to carry “a deep consciousness of who we are” as the People of God, called to discipleship in the Australian context.
As president of the Plenary Council, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB opened the first day of deliberations with an address to its Members, acknowledging the failure of the Church to live up to this calling.
Second Plenary Council Assembly opens in Sydney
The Members of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia were urged to “cling to the cross” and “ask the Holy Spirit to help us” as they commenced the Council’s second assembly on Sunday evening.
The opening Mass of the second assembly began with a heartfelt Welcome to Country ceremony that included an apology to First Nations peoples on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday.
