Australian Catholics

Jun 19, 2024 | australiancatholics.com.au | Laura Kings

Bishops offer guidance ahead of Voice referendum this weekendAustralia’s Catholic bishops say the issues surrounding the proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice ‘are not just political’, but are also ‘moral and ethical’, in a statement ahead of this weekend’s referendum. In Towards the Referendum, the bishops encourage all Australians to educate themselves, including by reading the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the bishops’ annual Social Justice Statement.

Jun 19, 2024 | australiancatholics.com.au | Laura Kings

National schools body says Vic gov’s payroll tax pressures families and teachersPlans by the Victorian Government to remove the payroll tax exemption on some non-government schools are irrational and unprecedented, national Catholic education executive director Jacinta Collins said today. 'The move by the Victorian government has serious cost of living implications and puts greater pressure on school fees and a teaching workforce that is already under considerable strain' Ms Collins said.

Jun 19, 2024 | australiancatholics.com.au | Laura Kings

News, events, and items of interest relevant to Catholic teachers across Australia. Use play to enhance literacy and learningWe hear a lot about apparent declines in scores for literacy and numeracy – we hear less about what some of the fundamental bedrocks of learning and literacy are; especially at a time when what literacy means is changing.

Jun 19, 2024 | australiancatholics.com.au | Laura Kings

Laudate Deum tells us we are not doing enoughIn the follow up to Laudato Si’ Pope Francis doesn’t pull any punches, simply stating that we are not reacting enough and we are close to breaking point. ‘Praise God is the title of this letter. For when human beings claim to take God’s place, they become their own worst enemies,’ writes Pope Francis at the conclusion of his new apostolic exhortation.

Jun 19, 2024 | australiancatholics.com.au | Laura Kings

The experiences of people such as former Jesuit Superior General Pedro Arrupe illustrate the Catholic desire to promote peace, focus on human dignity, act for others and to never glorify acts of war. The animated short film, Arrupe in Japan, focuses on the late Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ.