Tag: aboriginal
Bishops lament scourge of suicide in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
Australia’s Catholic bishops have called for the need to stem the tide of suicide among among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. Read More
Bishops pay tribute to deacon’s service and faith
The Catholic bishops of Australia have paid tribute to the deep spirituality and decades of service of Deacon Boniface Perdjert following his death on Monday. Read More
Church ready to help close disgraceful gap Indigenous people face
The Church is a key player in the country’s effort to address the sobering findings in the latest Closing the Gap report. Read More
Mary MacKillop’s gifts keep giving over 150 years later
On August 8th, parishes, schools, and Catholic communities across the ACT and Australia will celebrate the Feast Day of Australia’s First Saint, Mary MacKillop. Read More
Engage with Aboriginal identity: FitzGerald
SALLY FITZGERALD has called for a greater influence of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in the Catholic Church of Australia. Read More
We need to find common ground: Dodson
Aboriginal Senator and former Daramalan College teacher, Patrick Dodson, spoke at the St Thomas More Forum in Campbell, ACT, earlier this year. ‘CHANGING the national ... Read More
Growth in indigenous baptisms
Margaret Kennedy intently watches on as Fr Emil baptises her brother Wayne- as she is next! Picture: Supplied. FRANCISCAN Friar Dominic Levak and West Wyalong ... Read More