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Bishop Long features in ABC series on Vietnamese refugees
Parramatta Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv’s testimony of coming to Australia as a refugee is part of a new ABC Education series, Journeys of Hope from Vietnam. Source: Catholic Outlook.
World Refugee Day to focus on children
“Even Just One of These Children” is the title chosen by Pope Leo XIV for the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which will be held on September 27. Source: EWTN News.
Healthcare workers say ineligible refugees can’t get lifesaving care
A growing number of people seeking asylum in Australia are missing out on lifesaving preventative health care due to being ineligible for Medicare, a group of Sydney doctors and nurses say. Source: ABC News.
Palm Sunday rally focuses on justice for refugees
The annual Palm Sunday rally in Melbourne saw a cheerful, and sizeable, crowd gather on March 29 to show support for refugees. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Wheels keep turning for Bikes For Refugees
Almost two months after being evicted from a site in a corner of an Adelaide CBD carpark, a volunteer organisation that has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to charities across South Australia has found a new home. Source: The Southern Cross.
Brisbane parish helps resettle refugee family
Holy Spirit Parish in New Farm has become the first parish in the Brisbane Archdiocese to successfully fundraise for and welcome a refugee family. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Cardinal visiting world’s largest refugee camp calls for more aid
Cardinal Michael Czerny SJ, the prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, has visited the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Source: CNA.
Calls for celebration and reform as visa milestone nears
As Australia approaches issuing its one millionth permanent visa through its refugee and humanitarian program, advocates are calling for celebration over the contribution refugees have made to Australia’s national story. Source: SBS News.
Vinnies celebrates contribution of migrants and refugees
The St Vincent de Paul Society has joined Church communities and advocates in celebrating the contribution of migrants and refugees to Australia’s economic and social wellbeing ahead of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sunday.