Social cohesion grows when individuals allow their attitudes and actions to be shaped by love and humility, "Living the Gospel in Times of Social Division" suggests. Living the Gospel in these times is not a private devotion. It is a public witness that human dignity is not negotiable, that truth matters and that peace is more than the absence of conflict - it is the fruit of justice, recon...

The growing momentum of the Catholic student movement at universities across Australia was demonstrated recently as more than 70 Catholic university students gathered in Sydney for the Australian Catholic Students Association's (ACSA) 2026 National Conference. The conference explored Catholic Social Teaching through the lens of Christ the King. Photo: ACSA/Giovanni Portelli Photography. ...

Catholic Mission is inviting schools across Australia to kick goals for good and compete to create the next official sockball following the launch of Socktober 2026. The national challenge coincides with the centenary of World Mission Sunday. As part of the competition, schools, students and youth groups are invited to design and build a new sockball using recycled materials. Image: Cath...

The Society is urging the government to recognise housing as a fundamental human right and to make it a national priority. Photo: Phil Bayne. The St Vincent de Paul Society has used National Homelessness Week (3 - 9 August) to urge the Australian Government to act on this year's theme, Homelessness Action Now by recognising housing as a fundamental human right ...

“2026 marks the launch of a new campaign by one of Australia’s oldest Catholic international development agencies, Palms International Volunteering”, said its Executive Director Soraya Kassim.  “We are launching Simplicity September as a distillation of the wisdom of the last 65 years of our operation.”  The essence of the Simplicity September campaign is to challenge Catholics...

The free online healthcare screening tools and professional development modules are available to healthcare professionals who are uniquely positioned to identify, respond to, and refer victims of modern slavery to specialist support. Image: ACRATH. Modern slavery in Australia remains hidden in plain sight and often overlaps with family violence, homelessness, substance dependence, mental il...

The Catholic Earthcare Season of Creation Gathering 2026: Listen Reflect Act online event will be held from 3 – 4 September. Image: Caritas Australia. Caritas Australia and Catholic Religious Australia have announced the national Catholic Earthcare Season of Creation Gathering 2026: Listen Reflect Act online event will be held from 3 – 4 September. An endorsed Caritas Australia init...

Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA) has called on the Australian Government to commission a comprehensive, whole of government audit of regulatory burden on home buying and building. CSSA’s formal submission to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Housing Regulation follows its joint contribution with the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference to the Senate Select Committee's In...

Catholic Health Australia (CHA) is calling for urgent, coordinated reform to address hospital ‘bed block’, with new research revealing the number of days patients remained in hospital despite being medically ready for discharge into aged care has increased by 60 per cent over the past three years, at an estimated annual cost of $1.61 billion. CHA argues that addressing shortages in aged car...

Catholic Mission has announced its new look Mission: one heart many voices national conference will return in 2027 from 3-5 May at the SMC Conference and Function Centre in Sydney. The announcement, made during NAIDOC Week, reflects the committee's commitment to reconciliation and to journeying together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The eighth Mission conference...