Respect: Confronting Violence and Abuse

The 2022-2023 Statement is available to download from the The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Social Justice Office.

… roots of domestic and family violence “lie in the abuse of power to control and dominate others” and that “this stands in contrast to the relationships to which God calls us”.

To Live Life to the Full: Mental Health in Australia today

The last Sunday in August is designated Social Justice Sunday in the Catholic Church in Australia. The 2020-21 Social Justice Statement, on the critical issue of mental health, was released to every Catholic parish, school and agency is now available from the Office for Social Justice.