Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) welcomes the introduction of the Migration Amendment (Evacuation to Safety) Bill 2023 in the Senate, requiring the evacuation to Australia of all remaining refugees and people seeking asylum held in detention in Nauru and Papua New Guinea.

On 2 February 2023, World Day of Consecrated Life, 90 Australian Religious gathered at Mary Mackillop Place North Sydney for an event sponsored by Catholic Religious Australia: “Women, Leadership and the Synodal Process: Where to Now?”

The ongoing work to ensure Catholic settings are safe for children and that organisations are responsive to safeguarding concerns has been outlined in the Church’s fifth annual report to the National Office for Child Safety.

Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) joins with church leaders and Catholics throughout the world in prayer and sympathy upon the announcement of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on 31 December 2022.

Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) urges international decision-makers for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, COP15, to strike an accord on the global actions that will protect global biodiversity and meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals.