The Australian Bishops’ Social Justice Statement was launched in Newcastle by Bishop Bill on Friday 28September. This year’s statement is titled: A Place To Call Home: Making A Home For Everyone In Our Land. The statement raises awareness of the crisis Australia is facing in the area of homelessness and the lack of affordable housing.
The Synod on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment was brought to a close on Sunday with the reading of a letter to the young people of the world at the final Mass.