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• Archbishop Wilson calls on Amnesty International to reverse new policy on abortion - 11 Sep 2007
  The President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop Philip Wilson today called on Amnesty International to reverse its new policy promoting access to abortion.



• Program urges every Catholic to commit to safety for all - 21 Aug 2007
  All Catholics in Australia will be asked to commit themselves to a major new program aimed at the protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to work pro-actively to prevent abuse.



• AIRC decision discriminates against low paid workers with families – Catholic employment relations body - 16 Aug 2007
  The Australian Industrial Relations Commission’s decision on the Federal Minimum Wage discriminates against low paid workers with family responsibilities, the Catholic Church’s employment relations body said today.



• A reflection on the positive value of priestly celibacy by ACBC President, Archbishop Philip Wilson - 14 Aug 2007
  Each year throughout the Church in Australia, we celebrate National Vocations Awareness Week which promotes and fosters all vocations. In my letter this year, I want to speak about celibacy or chastity which is so much part of the vocations to Priesthood and the Consecrated Life.



• ACBC President seeks personal insights from political leaders - 12 Aug 2007
  Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Philip Wilson sought a personal, rather than a political, insight when he had the chance to pose a public question to John Howard and Kevin Rudd last week.



• Catholic Bishops urge voters to consider the common good at election time - 6 Aug 2007
  With Federal Parliament set to resume for what is likely to be one of its last sittings before the Federal Election, Australia’s Catholic Bishops today issued a statement in which they urged Catholics to consider the common good when casting their vote this year.



• Workplace Relations Fairness Test Fact Sheets - 2 Aug 2007
  Important information for employers.



• Workplace Relations: A Catholic Perspective - 2 Aug 2007
  Workplace Relations: A Catholic Perspective Book Order Form



• Prayer initiative flows as Council for Australian Catholic Women asks ‘Who is my Sister?’ - 16 Jul 2007
  The Council for Australian Catholic Women met in Sydney recently and had the opportunity to listen to and reflect with women from parishes and dioceses across Australia with particular emphasis on exploring the question, ‘Who is my Sister?’.