In light of escalating conflict in the Ukraine, Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) echoes the call of Pope Francis for the Catholic community, all Christians and people of faith, to unite in prayer and fasting this Wednesday 2 March, Ash Wednesday, for peace in the Ukraine.

Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) has urged the Government to prioritise the elderly, particularly vulnerable Aged Care residents, in its management of COVID-19 in Australia, in a recent letter pointing out their neglect of the Aged Care Sector during the current Omicron outbreak.

Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) has urged the Government to make changes to its system of immigration detention for asylum seekers, in a recent submission strongly supporting the proposed Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention Bill 2021 (the Bill).

During the first meeting of the year, the National Council of Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) elected a new Vice President (VP), Mary-Clare Holland OP, to join the re-elected President, Peter Carroll FMS and ongoing Executive Member, Tom McDonough CP.

As Australia faces the reality of Omicron ripping through our communities with devastating consequences for both public health and the economy, we need the Federal Government to provide free and accessible rapid antigen tests (RATs) for the entire community.