Migrant and Refugee Sunday

"Any breach of their right to be treated with humanity and with respect for their inherent dignity will stain our conscience and blight our future as a nation." Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen, Australian Bishops' Delegate for Migrants and Refugees, Media Release 26 August 2016 (issued ahead of Migrant and Refugee Sunday 2016). Background image of barbed wire.

Migrant & Refugee Sunday 2016

by Sandie
26/08/201611/03/2018

The Catholic Church in Australia will celebrate Migrant and Refugee Sunday 2016 on 28 August. Bishop Calls for Culture of Encounter and Welcome Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen, the Australian Catholic Bishops Delegate for Migrants and Refugees said, “Australia has had a long history of welcoming migrants and refugees, including… Read More »Migrant & Refugee Sunday 2016

"With many newly arrived migrants and refugees in our midst, I encourage you to enact the culture of encounter, welcome and acceptance in practical, personal and communal ways." Bishop Vincent Long, Message for Migrant and Refugee Sunday 2016.

Migrant and Refugee Sunday 2016

by Sandie
29/06/2016

Migrants, Refugees & the Gospel of Mercy The Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office has prepared a kit for Migrant and Refugee Sunday 2016. It will help individuals, parishes, schools and communities to celebrate the event. The kit shares Pope Francis’ World Day of Migration Message for 2016, and a… Read More »Migrant and Refugee Sunday 2016