Pope Francis on June 25, 2018, received in audience in the Apostolic Palace the Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia, General Sir Peter Cosgrove, who subsequently met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, secretary for Relations with States.
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Canberra: PM invites youth for Eid celebrations
The Prime Minister, Mr Malcolm Turnbull MP held a multi-faith Eid morning tea celebration, inviting 14 young people to the Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 18 June 2018. The event was organised by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, and led by Mr Ridwaan Jadwat, Ambassador Designate to Saudi Arabia.
ACT Government agrees to all recommendations from child sex abuse royal commission
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has praised the bravery of child sexual abuse survivors for sparking sweeping protections for children through the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
The ACT Government has officially adopted 290 recommendations from the royal commission, including creating a criminal offence for not reporting allegations revealed during confession.
Victoria: JCMA Winter Conference:
‘Listening to God and to each other: Prayer and Dialogue’ is the theme of the 2018 Jewish Christian Muslim Association Conference, to be conducted at the Don Bosco Centre, Lysterfield, Victoria on the weekend of 29-30 July 2018.
Eid-al-Fitr Message
The conclusion of the Islamic month of fasting (Ramadan) is called Eid-al-Fitr. Eid has been formally announced for Friday 15 June by the ANIC – Australian National Imams Council.
South Australia: Church blindsided by move to scrap confession protection
The South Australian Catholic Church says it has been blindsided by news that clergy will have to report child abuse revealed to them in the confessional.
Tasmania: June/July 2018
Greetings of peace!
This month Religions for Peace Australia will be holding our AGM in Canberra on 25 June, from 9.15-10.30am and our national Annual Gathering in the same place from 11am-4.00pm. As part of the Gathering, Dr Brian Adams of the Griffith University Intercultural and Interfaith Centre will give a presentation on the Interfaith Forums he organised at the G20 and Commonwealth Games. We are hoping to be able to hold a hub in Hobart to join in the meeting by Zoom
National Apology for Child Sexual Abuse Announced
The Prime Minister of Australia will deliver a national apology to victims of institutional child sex abuse on October 22nd, which marks the commencement of National Child Week. The Prime Minister says the government has accepted 104 of the 122 recommendations from the child sex abuse royal commission.
Commonwealth Bank hosts Queensland Iftaar
Following on from a long tradition of hosting community ifthaar dinners in Melbourne and Sydney, the Commonwealth Bank put on its first Ifthaar dinner in Queensland.
Queensland: Faith Friends and Future
The Nambour Community Centre is delivering a series of 4 interfaith conversations at different locations on the Sunshine Coast, as part of a project titled: Faith Friends and Future, funded by the ‘We are Queensland!” multicultural grants program.
Religions for Peace NSW – June 2018
Religions for Peace NSW met on the 4th of June at Parliament House Sydney. The Guest speaker was Noel Debien of ABC Radio.
JCMA Women’s Guided tour of Islamic Museum
The JCMA Women’s committee is pleased to invite you to a guided tour of the Islamic Museum of Australia on Wednesday 20 June 2018.
