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Click here for a PDF copy of the AMPJP Submission to the Plenary Council 2020   The Holy Spirit has moved more than 222,000 people to share their hopes and concerns with the Australian Church’s Plenary Council 2020. The Association of Ministerial Public Juridic Persons (AMPJP) and its members have

This International Women’s Day (8th of March), Voices of Faith, a women’s group for gender equity within the Church is calling men and women to support their new campaign called “Overcoming the Silence“. The campaign encourages people to write short messages to Church leaders explaining why women should be represented alongside

Pope Francis’ Lenten challenge is that we: rediscover the joy of God’s plan for creation and for each of us, which is to love him, our brothers and sisters, and the entire world, and to find in this love our true happiness. Click here to read his entire Lenten message

February started with an AMPJP Council meeting in Melbourne. It was great to have almost all Member Representatives present and to have as our guest Peter Pritchard from Sophia Education Ministries. During the month there were two AMPJP discernment sessions to develop our submission to the Plenary Council 2020 –

For most Australians “Mardi Gras” means Sydney’s gay and lesbian parade. Some Catholics might complain about our pre-Lenten Mardi Gras feast time having being takenover by the LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex) communities. I am thinking that there might be a timely message in looking at the term Mardi

                  On 14 February 2019, Prime Minister Morrison reported on the failure of the Closing the Gap Strategy to deliver Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the equality promised them in 2007. The Australian Government’s Closing The Gap Report 2019 states that

Images of old men gathering at the Vatican would give the world the false impression that women are totally excluded from governance in the Catholic Church. A contrasting picture arises from the governance of a group of Australian Church corporate entities where women are equal participants.        

The 21-24 Feb 2019 summit of Presidents of Bishops Conference on child protection has concluded. You can read the summit moderator's statement at the conclusion of the summit:

    The AMPJP proudly celebrates our Deputy Chair, Eva Skira’s Order of Australia Honour. On 26 January 2019, the office of the Governor General announced that Eva will be awarded The Member of the Order of Australia  for service in a particular locality or field of activity or to a