Catholic Social Services 2024 Conference: Commons, Commonality, Common Good
Early bird tickets are now available for the Catholic Social Services 2024 Conference > 21-23 February 2024. We hope you can join us!
Article: Upcoming referendum aims to unite
A panel of First Nations People discussed why the upcoming referendum is important to their communities and Australia more broadly at the final part of the recent Catholic Social Service Webinar Series.
Houses as Homes – Discussion Paper
Following on from Homelessness Week 2023, CSSV has released a discussion paper that focuses on some key recommendations to address immediate housing needs.
Relentlessly Pursuing Reconciliation
Catholic Social Services Victoria supports a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament as articulated by the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Read our statement and find out more.
The September Newsletter is now available
Catch up on what CSSV has been up to – including the Annual Dinner and engagement with the Voice referendum – along with Member news, upcoming events, professional development opportunities and much more.
Catholic Social Services Victoria and Catholic Social Services Australia are pleased to host the 2024 national social services conference:
Our mission is to assist the Catholic Church in Victoria to fulfil the gospel imperatives to:
Stand in solidarity with and serve the poor, disadvantaged and marginalised; and work for a just, equitable and compassionate society.
Catholic Social Services Victoria (CSSV) is the peak body for Catholic social services across the state. Underpinned by Catholic social teaching, CSSV works with its 40+ member organisations to assist the bishops and broader Catholic community across Victoria, to fulfil the gospel imperatives to stand with and serve the poor, disadvantaged and marginalised.
“If someone helps an elderly person cross a river, that is a fine act of charity. The politician, on the other hand, builds a bridge, and that too is an act of charity. While one person can help another by providing something to eat, the politician creates a job for that other person, and thus practices a lofty form of charity that ennobles his or her political activity.”
Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti, #186
Latest Updates
Recognising the work of outgoing Premier, Daniel Andrews
On the Feast Day of St Vincent de Paul we remember ‘there is not charity without justice’ and we acknowledge the legacy of Premier Daniel Andrews.
As referendum approaches, webinar encourages ‘One Journey, Together’
With less than a month to go before Australians vote in a national referendum to decide whether to enshrine a First Nations Voice in the constitution, people on both sides of the debate are being encouraged to engage in respectful and informed dialogue. At a recent online webinar hosted by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Council (NATSICC) and featuring speakers from a number of leading Catholic organisations, participants were also called to make their decision in light of the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.
2023 Annual Dinner focuses on housing and homelessness
Housing and homelessness were key topics of conversation at this year’s Catholic social services annual dinner held at 53 South Wharf Promenade, by the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne.
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