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Five million Australians hit by suicide during COVID-19

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Australia needs a national Suicide Prevention Act, says Suicide Prevention Australia CEO Nieves Murray. This plea comes after one in four Australians report knowing someone who died by suicide during the past 12 months of the pandemic – the equivalent of five million people.

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Mission Conference inspires commitment to kindness

Recognising that humans are hard-wired to be kind particularly during difficult times such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic Mission Conference speaker Hugh Mackay posed, Will there be a culture shift at having lived through this pandemic?

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Government must deliver for people with disability

There is growing fear among Catholic providers of disability services that the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will not deliver the level of support that clients and providers need.

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Online conference an “overwhelmingly positive” experience

The Mission: One Heart, Many Voices conference held from 1 to 3 September 2021, with an additional day of creativity shaped by young people on 4 September, explored the challenges of living the gospel and leading mission in Australia and globally. The biennial event was last seen in 2019.

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The Volunteering Spirit alive and well in Willetton

The volunteering spirit is alive and well in Willetton where John Paul Care gardening volunteers Elisabeth and Neil Macpherson have been helping their community for nearly 30 years.

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Married couples provide a remarkable witness to the world, says, Bishop Don

The Archdiocese of Perth celebrated the gift of the Sacrament of Marriage with a Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral, and acknowledged couples celebrating their milestone anniversaries particularly 25, 40, 50, 60, 70 years.

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Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor calls for economic and ecological conversion

The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, in conjunction with the Justice Ecology Development Office (JEDO), have last week launched the Social Justice Statement 2021-2022: Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor at Newman College. The Statement calls for an economic and ecological conversion, asserting that “humanity is called to recognise the need for changes of lifestyle, production and consumption, in order to combat this warming or at least the human causes which produce or aggravate it.”

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Australian Catholic Church History Symposium inaugural lecture

The Australian Catholic Church History Symposium inaugural lecture will commence at 6pm on Wednesday, 22 September at the University of Notre Dame Australia in the Tannock Hall of Education (ND4), corner Cliff and Croke Streets, Fremantle.

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Emmanuel Centre welcomes new director

After almost a decade of Prison Ministry, Joe O’Brien finally felt that it was time for him to start a new chapter in his career.
This year sees him taking on the role as Director of the Emmanuel Centre.
The self-help Centre provides a caring and supportive environment for people with a variety of abilities, empowering them to share their gifts through programs tailored to their needs.

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REFLECTION: Assisted-Dying laws bring faith communities together in prayer

Religious Sisters light a candle as part of the Interfaith Prayer Service. Photo: Josh Low. By Jamie O’Brien The state’s proposed Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Laws has recently brought faith leaders from across Perth together in a spirit of prayer and dialogue at St Mary’s Cathedral. The Prayer Service on Sunday 29 September was led by Perth Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton an...
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St Mary’s Cathedral Dean Rev Dr Sean Fernandez, Anglican Bishop Kate Wilmott, Perth Mosque Iman Mohammed Shakeeb, Uniting Church Moderator Rev Steve Francis, Dr Doug Bridge and Perth Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton came together in the spirit of prayer and dialogue on Sunday 29 September. Photo: Josh Low.

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