Every year, on the first Sunday in July, Catholics come together across Australia to acknowledge and celebrate the gifts of Australia’s First Peoples in the Catholic Church. As we approach the vote on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, it has never been more important for Catholics to come together and listen to Australia’s First Peoples, says NATSICC. 

Fr Steve Fletcher MGL, newly appointed Moderator of the Missionaries of God’s Love, was not sure how he would celebrate the Easter liturgies as he headed out to the Northern Territory on Holy Thursday. 

As soon as you enter the grounds of Mums’ Cottage in Holmesville, located on the outskirts of Newcastle, you can tell it is a place of welcome. With smiling volunteers, coffee and biscuits, a pay what you can op shop and a variety of support groups, it’s a space where anyone can find a helping hand, reports Aurora.

The new chief shepherd of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, Bishop John Panamthottathil CMI, says his first priority is to meet with and listen to the faithful, before working together to formulate a pastoral plan for the region.

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) has launched a new website called “One Journey, Together” for Catholics to learn about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.