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Catholics in Australia are being encouraged to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them, with the relevant Bishops Commission saying it is morally permissible to accept any vaccine.
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Sister Joan Chittister, one of the Catholic world’s most influential religious and social leaders, will address a national convocation of Catholics on Sunday May 2 at 8.30am CST via Zoom from the USA.
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Leaders of Catholic agencies and a number of external experts gathered online recently to consider the challenges of the pandemic for Australians and what the Catholic community can contribute to public policy ideas to bolster the country’s COVID-19 recovery.
The journey to the historic Fifth Plenary Council of Australia has reached a significant milestone with the release of the instrumentum laboris (working document).
Brisbane Archdiocese has started a ‘Call to all Catholics’ campaign, including a major advertising campaign featuring cricket legend Matthew Hayden.
Australia has only half the number of palliative care doctors needed to provide good quality care for chronically and terminally ill patients despite increasing demand, a study by Australian Catholic University (ACU) has found.
A $50 increase to the fortnightly Jobseeker payment and Youth Allowance will do nothing to lift Australians out of poverty and will perpetuate long-term disadvantage, says Catholic Social Services Australia CEO Ursula Stephens.
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