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Bishops call for humane approach to Asylum Seekers
To mark Australia Day, the Catholic Bishops Commission for Justice, Ecology and Development calls upon political parties to work towards a common approach to asylum seekers, so that human beings do not become pawns in a political argument. Further, and more immediately, to honour the Australian sense of justice and compassion, there must be a defined limit to incarceration in detention centres for people who are not criminals. The Bishops are calling on the Government to limit detention to three months. MORE.....

Year of Grace
The Year of Grace proclaimed by the Australian Catholic Bishops will take place from Pentecost 2012 to Pentecost 2013. A new website dedicated to the Year has been launched. In his introduction to it, Archbishop Mark Coleridge says "We warmly welcome you to this site and hope that it will be a space of prayer; a place to seek resources and a place of information for you as we go on this journey together in the Catholic Church in Australia. MORE.....