Celebrating six decades of compassion
Caritas Australia celebrated 60 years of tackling poverty and injustice around the globe with an anniversary Mass in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral on Sunday February 25.
Caritas Australia celebrated 60 years of tackling poverty and injustice around the globe with an anniversary Mass in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral on Sunday February 25.
Sixty years ago The Southern Cross invited South Australian Catholics to ‘share their Lent’ with the Indigenous community of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory.
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Adelaide Archdiocese will host Caritas Australia’s 60th anniversary celebrations this month, in recognition of the international aid and development agency’s long and vibrant connection with South Australia.
Caritas Australia has revealed that over 760,000 people were directly supported over the 12-month period to the end of June 2023, through both long-term programs and emergency responses.
Traffic and roadworks may have delayed his start, but Fr Charles Lukati certainly made up for lost time and ran the perfect race for Caritas Australia earlier this month.
Parishioners at St Bernadette’s Church in St Marys took a trip down memory lane this month when they enjoyed a meal of lentils and rice to honour the 60th anniversary of ‘Hungry Sunday’.
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