Tag: Australia Catholic Bishop Conference

Leaders gather to consider Catholic policy response to COVID-19

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and Australian Catholic University's public policy think tank, the PM Glynn Institute, hosted an online roundtable this week to consider the Catholic policy response to COVID-19. The event drew together leaders from a range of ministries and fields, from within and beyond the Church. A discussion paper will be published after Easter summarising the key topics and themes, addressed during the roundtable.

Catholic social services conference to consider Church’s response to natural disasters

The Australian community is facing the challenge of recovering from a summer of natural disasters ― fires, floods and drought. Many Catholic agencies have been involved in providing relief to affected communities.

Safeguarding everyone in the Church today and into the future

The roll-out of the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards for the protection of children, as presented by CEO of Catholic Professional Standards Limited (CPSL) Sheree Limbrick at the Friday morning session of Serving Communities with Courage and Compassion, a national conference for those working in Catholic social services, was an interesting and topical subject.