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pdf 230524 – CECV – Catholic education Victoria seeks urgent talks on payroll tax ( 167 KB )
pdf 230524 – ACAN – 41,000 People in Modern Slavery in Australia ( 148 KB )
pdf 230524 – ACBC – Bishop Ken Howell appointed seventh Bishop of Toowoomba ( 191 KB )
pdf 230524 – Toowoomba Diocese – Pope Francis names new Bishop for Toowoomba ( 238 KB )
pdf 230523 – ACU – Offering spiritual direction to teachers could transform Catholic school communities ( 112 KB )
pdf 230522 – VMCH – “Absurd” planning decision fails retirees ( 228 KB )
pdf 230518 – Stella Maris – Catholic Anglican bishops support Top End ministry to seafarers ( 93 KB )
pdf 230518 – ACU – Giringai man Uncle James Wilson Miller dedicates Honorary Doctorate to Grandmother Jean ( 150 KB )
pdf 230517 – Caritas Australia – Hundreds feared dead after Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar and Bangladesh ( 115 KB )
pdf 230516 – Caritas Australia – Caritas Australia CEO Kirsty Robertson elected Vice President of Caritas Internationalis ( 112 KB )
pdf 230516 – VMCH – Palliative care: living and dying well ( 110 KB )
pdf 230516 – ACU – ACU Centre for Liturgy launches Australian first liturgy podcast ( 100 KB )
pdf 230516 – ACU – ACU partners with Harvard to examine the good life ( 96 KB )
pdf 230515 – CAPSA – CAPSA welcomes positive measures but urges more work to be done ( 156 KB )
pdf 230515 – Caritas Australia – Caritas Internationalis welcomes its 13th president ( 110 KB )
pdf 230512 – Australian Embassy to the Holy See – Renowned Aboriginal elder journeys from the Australian bush to the Vatican to speak about faith, spirituality and reconciliation ( 338 KB )
pdf 230512 – Darwin Diocese – New Diocesan Logo Unveiled by Bishop Charles Gauci ( 505 KB )
pdf 230512 – CSSV and CSSA – Catholic Social Services launch joint webinar series on Indigenous Voice to Parliament ( 287 KB )
pdf 230511 – ACU – Priest and anthropologist who asks the tough questions to be awarded ACU’s highest honour ( 163 KB )
pdf 230511 – ACBC – Statement regarding an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice ( 234 KB )