Webinar. ‘On the Condition of the Working Classes’ is still important after 130 years.
You are invited to join a free webinar marking the 130th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s encylcical, On the Condition of the Working Classes....
Webinar Pax Christi : Pope Francis’s Fratelli Tutti dream of an improved world.
A Moment to Dream: Pope Francis’ Pathway to an Improved Future. 2–3:30pm (AEDT) Sunday 18 April 2021 An invitation for parishes, local congregations, and...
Pope Francis apologises for the war against Iraq, but will Australia?
Bruce Duncan. 30 March 2021. During his recent visit to Iraq, Pope Francis revived hopes for deep reconciliation and renewed collaboration among the ancient...
Social agencies stunned by refusal to lift unemployment benefits.
Editorial Bruce Duncan 5 March 2021 Business leaders, economists, and social agencies were stunned and appalled by the recent refusal of the Morrison government...
Robots, ethics, & the future of jobs by Sean McDonagh.
Reviewed by Denis Blackledge SJ. 5 March 2021 This is a timely, challenging, stimulating, knowledgeable, and, yes, frightening volume by a well-known author who...
The Church & repairing democracy after Trump.
Bruce Duncan. 8 February 2021. The assault on the US Capitol building by Trump supporters trying to overturn the election not only shocked the...
Rowan Ireland. Fratelli tutti: sisters & brothers all.
An urgent call to all people of goodwill to unite in a politics of brother/sisterhood. My title, I hope, captures the central concern of...
Sarah Puls. Hundreds forced into destitution as crucial support withdrawn.
The Government’s move to cut support to 576 refugees and asylum seekers is a further blow to an already vulnerable group in their struggle...
Bruce Duncan. Pope Francis rejects ‘neoliberal’ economics.
1 November 2020. The new social encyclical of Pope Francis is a cry for those oppressed by poverty, hunger, and exclusion, protesting against the...
Clare Johnstone. The Pandemic and its impact on prisoners.
1 November 2020. Many of us working in the criminal justice sector were dreading, but not surprised by, the arrival of positive cases of...
Bruce Duncan. Confronting the powers? Pope Francis on preparing a future for humanity & our planet.
Bruce Duncan. Pope Francis is challenging powerful sectional interests sharply in his new social manifesto to be released on 4 October. The new encyclical,...