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In its letter, CRA expressed grave concerns about the state of the youth justice system in the Northern Territory, following the Inquest findings of Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage into the death of Kumanjayi Walker, a First Nation’s youth in custody. The Coroner found that the Northern Territory Police Force bears “significant hallmarks of institutional racism” and that “racist attitudes may have influenced” the “failure to take adequate steps to minimise the risk of a fatal interaction” with Kumanjayi Walker...

Read the letter in full here

An estimated 280,000 people access homelessness services each year, with one in three having a current mental health issue.

The statement lists some of the ways that Catholic entities are engaging with the crisis.

Australians are encouraged to act, such as working with local government councils on ways to address homelessness and mental health, helping street van ministries and advocating to state and federal MPs about better policies. 

• Read the complete media release here

There are a number of ways to access the Social Justice Statement:

• Download the 2025 Social Justice Statement here
• Read a one-page summary here
• Listen to the Social Justice statement here
• Watch the Foreword

Dr Nora Nonterah: 2 September (Sydney), 3 September (Melbourne)
In the next iteration of the Bishop Vincent Presents series, the Diocese of Parramatta will welcome Dr Nora Nonterah, a leading African theological ethicist from Ghana. She will be presenting on Tuesday 2 September at St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall, Parramatta. As a lay woman and recent delegate to the Synod on Synodality in 2023 and 2024, Dr Nora will offer a powerful reflection on leadership, discipleship, and the wisdom of women in the Church.

Register for the Sudney event or livestream, or Melbourne event by visting
https://parracatholic.org/events/nora/

Cardinal Stephen Chow SJ: 15 September (Sydney), 16 September (Melbourne)
The second of two Bishop Vincent Presents public lectures in September will feature Cardinal Stephen Chow SJ, Bishop of Hong Kong and one of the most senior Church leaders in Asia. He will be presenting on Monday 15 September at St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall, Parramatta on the topic of ‘Bridge Building’. With a background in psychology and education, and a deep pastoral heart, Cardinal Chow brings wisdom, courage, and compassion to the challenges facing the Church in our time.

Register for the Sydney event or livestream or Melbourne event by visiting
https://parracatholic.org/events/cardinalchow/

Source: Catholic Outlook

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is a comprehensive international legal instrument banning nuclear weapons, grounded in humanitarian principles and with the global support of 94 signatories and 73 state parties. The Australian Government has stated its support for the Treaty but has not yet signed up...

“Australia’s religious women and men today add their voices to a long line of Church teachings and commentaries calling for an end to a nuclear-weaponised world,” said Anne Walker, CRA National Executive Director...

Sisters of Mercy Parramatta Congregation is a member of CRA

• Read the complete Media Release here
• Read Pope Leo's message on the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki