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Palm Sunday a day for truth-telling about refugees
Sunday, 29th March marks Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week and an opportunity to call for justice, respect and kindness – including towards refugees and people seeking asylum, both here in Australia and around the world. Ahead of Palm Sunday, the Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) calls for urgent action by the Federal Government to ensure the safety…
Read MoreSubmission to Inquiry into Offshore Processing
CAPSA outlines our grave concerns about Australia’s offshore processing and resettlement arrangements in our submission to a senate inquiry.As an alliance guided by Catholic Social Teaching, we are committed to welcoming the stranger and upholding the dignity of all people, regardless of their status or circumstances.We call on the Government…
Read MoreRefugee Week a timely call for Federal Government to do more
Refugee Week (15th -21st June) is a critical reminder that the Federal Government must ensure the safety and wellbeing of people who have sought asylum in Australia. It is also an opportunity to celebrate the positive contributions refugees from a wide array of cultures have made to Australian…
Read MoreThank you Pope Francis
In solidarity, we at the Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum celebrate the life and grieve the death of Pope Francis. Andrew Hamilton SJ writes of the Pope: “He took ‘welcoming, discerning, and courageous’ to a new level, and embodied these words in striking actions. His first mission…
Read MoreEaster hope in a time of exclusion: CAPSA renews its call for compassionate asylum policy
As Christians across the world prepare to celebrate Easter, the Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) is calling on Australians to reflect deeply on the meaning of the season – and with a Federal Election less than three weeks away, for all political leaders to commit to…
Read MorePalm Sunday – Andy Hamilton SJ’s reflection
For many years Palm Sunday has been a day for pleading the cause of refugees in Australia and elsewhere. The day fits the cause. Palm Sunday recalls how an out-of-towner made his way into the capital to win the people. He was rejected, tortured and taken out of…
Read MorePalm Sunday highlights Australia’s refugee justice crisis
Palm Sunday highlights Australia’s refugee justice crisis‘Justice for Asylum Seekers and Refugees’ rallies will be held on Palm Sunday, 13 April 2025 in various locations across Australia.Ahead of Palm Sunday, the day on which attention is drawn to the difficult situation for many refugees and people seeking asylum,…
Read MoreFederal Election Called: JRS Australia Urges Political Leaders to Commit to Fair and Just Policies for People Seeking Asylum
With the announcement of the federal election, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Australia calls on all political parties to commit to policies that uphold the dignity and rights of refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia.For over a decade, punitive policies have inflicted harm on individuals seeking safety,…
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