Bishops lament family, domestic violence in annual justice statement
Australia’s bishops have used their annual social justice statement to condemn the scourge of domestic and family violence, saying relationships must be “marked by respect and freedom rather than coercion and control”.
Caritas Australia launches appeal to address hunger
Drought and conflict in the Horn of Africa have left over 18 million people facing severe hunger.
ANZAC weekend: Peace and alternatives to war
The Raising Peace Network invites you to their free online event series this ANZAC Day weekend: ‘Peace and alternatives to war’.
The sweet, but sometimes-bitter truth about Easter Chocolate
Chocolate is delicious and people around the world know it. Every Easter Australians spend millions of dollars buying hundreds of kilograms of chocolate to eat and give away. The registered charity Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) has launched a Slavery Free Easter Chocolate campaign. Read more about the campaign below.
Project Compassion Week 2: Margaret from Solomon Islands
Margret, 39, is a teacher at a vocational school for deaf students in the Solomon Islands. She was born deaf, so she knows the challenges it poses to education and employment.
Project Compassion Week 1: Jamila from Bangladesh
Twenty-two-year-old, Jamila, is a single mother, living in the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. A Rohingya woman, she fled the armed conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State to save herself, her elderly mother and eight-month-old baby daughter. Having been abandoned by her husband, she faced life in the camp on her own.
Project Compassion calls on Australians to ‘Be More’
Ash Wednesday on February 17 marks the official launch of Project Compassion 2021, Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten appeal, which runs for the six weeks of Lent.
Project Compassion 2021: Be More
The 2021 theme for Project Compassion is ‘Be More’. This Lent join with Caritas Australia to help end poverty and injustice in our world.