April 2022 - the final report produced by the Australian Catholic University (ACU) in partnership with Catholic Social Services Victoria and St Mary’s House of Welcome outlining COVID-19’s ongoing impact of jobs, insecurity and social services in Victoria has been launched at an event held at ACU Christ Theatre on the 6th of April.
8 hours of: Labor, Leisure, and Sleep - ‘people are not made for the Sabbath but the Sabbath for people’.
The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) joins Pope Francis, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC), and other Catholic organisations such as Caritas Australia, in not only calling for an end to the escalating violence and conflict occurring in Ukraine, but also in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Syria, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Yemen and Venezuela.
It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Fr Kevin Mogg AM pe has died. Fr Kevin Mogg AM had spent over five decades as a leader in Catholic Social Services. He was an inspiring parish leader for over six decades, an educator, and a prison and youth justice chaplain. For 24 years he also served on the Board of CatholicCare where he continued to serve as Emeritus Board member.
An ecumenical group of Christian leaders took turns to be locked in a cage outside the Park Hotel in Carlton, in Melbourne’s inner-north on Saturday to demonstrate their solidarity with around 32 refugees and asylum seekers detained there.
Women In Work is an employment program within the Good Samaritan Inn focused on finding employment for women who have experienced family violence. Their purpose is to help women build a thriving sense of self and generate a sustainable income through employment.
The Indigenous Suicide Postvention Services supports individuals, families, and communities affected by suicide or other significant trauma. Service provides advocates who are experienced in listening, and providing culturally responsive support.
ACAN has 47 Catholic entities of all shapes and sizes participating as voluntary and mandatory reporting entities or to advance anti-slavery efforts in other ways.