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Reflective Piece by Fr. Andy Hamilton SJ
Our business at CAPSA is to care for people who seek asylum in Australia and across the globe. That care leads us also to attend to the forces that drive people from their homes to seek asylum. Today these include people from Gaza. We are also deeply concerned…
Read MoreCAPSA launches National Week of Prayer and Action 2023
The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) has launched its National Week of Prayer and Action, a week of events and action from September 4th to 8th that aims to engage the Australian Catholic community in solidarity with people seeking asylum. This year’s theme, ‘Freedom to Live’,…
Read MoreCAPSA welcomes Federal Government’s humanitarian intake increase
The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) welcomes the Federal Government’s move to increase the humanitarian intake by 2,125 places per year, calling it a positive step towards a more compassionate and principled response to people seeking asylum.CAPSA, co-convened by Jesuit Social Services and Jesuit Refugee Service…
Read MoreCAPSA acknowledges 10 years of ‘cruel’ offshore processing, calls on the Federal Government to end offshore detention and extend permanent protection
The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) says the Federal Government’s decision 10 years ago today to resume offshore processing for people seeking asylum who arrive by boat is a sombre occasion, and calls on the Government to continue recent positive reform of the immigration system by…
Read More#refugeeweekreflections – CAPSA’s reflections for Refugee Week 2023
Miss any of CAPSA’s #refugeeweekreflections this year on social media? Don’t worry! We’ve included them all below for easy access and future use. Day 1: Compassion “At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a…
Read MoreCAPSA celebrates Refugee Week and World Refugee Day, calls on the Federal Government to end offshore detention and extend permanent protection
The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) joins communities across Australia and the world to mark Word Refugee Day today and to celebrate Refugee Week. CAPSA, co-convened by Jesuit Social Services and Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Australia, supports individuals, schools, parishes and Catholic organisations across education, health, refugee…
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Refugee Week 2023: A reflection from Fr Andy Hamilton SJ
The theme of Refugee Week in 2023 is Finding Freedom. The theme reminds us of the freedom that refugees have lost in being forced from their own nations. They continue to bear this loss in the nations to which they flee, and often find further loss of freedom…
Read MoreCAPSA WELCOMES POSITIVE MEASURES, BUT URGES MORE WORK TO BE DONE
The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) welcomes the Federal Government’s support of people transitioning from temporary protection to permanent visas as well as targeted support for refugees and people seeking asylum in relation to trauma, family violence and healthcare, in the Federal Budget 2023-24. While CAPSA…
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