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The AMPJP congratulates Sr Anne Hetherington rsm for her award of an Order of Australia medal on 26 January 2022. The Award citation notes Anne’s many contributions within the Catholic Church which have enriched Australian society. Anne had a key role in the establishment and early growth of Mercy Partners.

Australia Day is complicated for many First Australians, and we have a long way to go before all Australians feel comfortable celebrating Australia Day on January 26, or indeed at all. Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples feel that moving the date would be a starting point for creating

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) held its first ever Virtual Spirituality retreat from 21-24 November 2021. The presentations from this retreat each explored and developed concepts including Caring for our Common Home and the path to a better future and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Two AMPJP meetings dominated December 2021. On 09 Dec 2021, the AMPJP’s MPJP Canonical Stewards Formation Committee met via videoconference. This was the second meeting of this committee and they engaged in the task of articulating the elements of their three-year plan of formation activities. The committee will work on

AMPJP contribution to the Catholic Church in Australia’s submission to the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops   “A synodal Church is a Church of participation and co-responsibility.”[1] The bicameral structure of Ministerial Public Juridic Persons (MPJP)[2] is an expression of synodal governance that might be helpful in

AMPJP Executive Officer will be on leave from Friday 24 December 2021 and returning to work on Monday 10th January 2022. Feature image courtesy of: Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time

Major discussion/decisions:   1. AMPJP public comment framework The Council made some minor changes to the most recent draft. The amended framework was approved with a review in 12 months.    2. National Response Protocol The Council discussed the invitation from ACSL that it adopts the National Response Protocol (NRP).

A respected regular on corporate boards in her adopted home of Perth, Eva Skira appears to have led a charmed life. But behind the glowing resume is a tale of resilience, hard work, and the feeling of always being something of an outsider in her own country, a life at

Today, December 3 2021, is an historic day for the Catholic Church in Australia as it marks the commencement of Mercy Ministry Companions, a new ecclesial entity that incorporates ministries in education, health and aged care, and community services.   Mercy Ministry Companions, a ministerial public juridic person of pontifical