Consumer peak bodies said last week that access to high quality palliative and end-of-life care in aged care facilities will enable more Australians to have a good death, aged care, palliative care and aged care.
This year is the 110th anniversary of the landmark Harvester minimum wage decision by Justice Higgins in 1910.
Chair of the Bishops Commission for Catholic Education and Perth, Archbishop Timothy Costello SDB, has last week announced Mr Christian Zahra as the new Executive Director of the National Catholic Education Commission.
Registrations for the Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) to be held in Sydney from 7 to 9 December 2017 have opened last week.
National Volunteer Week at MercyCare has kicked off to a great start with music and entertainment from volunteer musician, Cedric Collars who will serenade senior citizens with fortnightly sing-a-longs accompanied by his keyboard from 8 May to 14 May.
The Australian Bishops have this week officially launched new norms and guidelines for the permanent diaconate during their plenary meeting in Sydney on 8 May.
National Catholic Education Commission Acting Executive Director Danielle Cronin has this week said the 2017 Federal Budget has confirmed that funding for Catholic school students will increase more slowly than their peers in other schools – and funding will decrease in ACT Catholic schools.
An initial $33.4 million in this year’s budget to kick-start the setting up of a national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse has been welcomed by the Catholic Church’s Truth Justice and Healing Council.
Jesus does not ask that people only contemplate his image, but that they also recognise and love him concretely in all people who suffer like he did, Pope Francis said on 9 April as he celebrated the Palm Sunday Mass of the Lord’s Passion.
The Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) organisers have recently announced preparations are well underway that will showcase iconic venues and talent competitions for the event that will draw 15,000 young people to Sydney from 7 to 9 December this year, and revealed some of the event details that will appeal to participants Australia wide.