Respect: Confronting Violence and Abuse

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

Respect: Confronting Violence and Abuse points out that the 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”.

All resources such as the liturgy notes and promotional material are now available at on the ACBC website page here

The statement will be available in electronic form and a small amount of hardcopies are available from the ACBC shop. A file suitable for commercial printing will be available for you to organise your own print run.  Unlike last year, where a pre-order system was in place, this year you are encouraged to arrange your own printing based on local needs.

The Statement and a postcard sized prayer and action card that accompanies the Statement will be available electronically and in hard copy via the ACBC Online Shop.  

Read: The 2022-2023 Statement Media Release, 3 August 2022 

More information: ACBC Office for Justice, Ecology and Peace or Tel (02) 6201 9845.