FOR SYDNEY AND NSW VISITORS Holy Saturday Vigil Saturday 4 April, 12 noon Gathering together in prayer for asylum seekers This year we will gather in Manly, in the mall outside the office of Prime Minister Tony Abbott (17 Sydney Rd. Manly). Last year's Holy Saturday Vigil was a powerful…

CYCLONE PAM AND THE PACIFIC Kiribati president: 'time to act' on climate change Anote Tong, president of Kiribati, is at the UN disaster risk conference in Sendai, Japan, and has been speaking about the effects of Cyclone Pam on his country. 'Cyclone Pam struck the Pacific ... with Vanuatu bearing…

REMOTE COMMUNTIES AND LIFESTYLE What choice for Aboriginal peoples, asks Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Dire circumstances ‘What choice?’ is the question the Bishops Commission for Relations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders has asked Prime Minister Tony Abbott after his comment that Aboriginal peoples are living in remote communities as…

TRIBUTE TO FAITH BANDLER: PATRICK DODSON Faith Bandler, AC also known as Ida Lessing Faith Mussing, was an Australian civil rights activist of South Sea Islander heritage. She was a campaigner for the rights of Indigenous Australians and South Sea Islanders. Born: September 27, 1918, New South Wales Died: February…