In their 2024-25 Social Justice Statement, 'Truth and Peace: A Gospel Word in a Violent World', the bishops call for peace in the midst of a rise in violence, armed conflict and suffering around the world.
The Australian Catholic Bishops’ 2021-22 Social Justice Statement, Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor urges us, as staff and volunteers of Catholic social services and as a part of the Catholic community, to reflect on ‘the bigger picture’ and act together on social, economic and ecological issues.
The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Social Justice Statement 2021-22: Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor, affirms that 'we human beings need a change of heart, mind, and behaviour'.
Australia’s Catholic bishops have joined the bishops of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in calling for detainees on Manus Island and Nauru to be resettled in Australia – eight years after the advent of mandatory offshore detention.