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The Diocese of Sandhurst is situated in the State of Victoria, Australia. It comprises the area north of the Great Dividing Range, south of the Murray River and east of the Loddon River.
The Cathedral and Diocesan Chancery are situated in Bendigo. Several other offices are found in various parts of the Diocese, for a full list of organisations and services see Offices and Organisations.
Diocesan Chancery
PO Box 201
Bendigo Vic 3552 Australia
Tel: 03 5441 2544
Fax: 03 5441 8278
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Statement of the Catholic Bishops of Victoria, Australia, on the First Anniversary of the Decriminalisation of Abortion |
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Statement of the Catholic Bishops of Victoria, Australia,
on the First Anniversary of the Decriminalisation of Abortion
22 OCTOBER 2009
a people of life
& a people for life
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Year of the Priest |
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 Lord of the harvest, send labourers into your harvest.On the 16th March 2009, during the audience granted to the Members of the Congregation of the Clergy the Holy Father Benedict XVI announced a special "Year of the Priest", that will last from the 19th of June 2009, Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, to the same date in 2010. This year also marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Saint John Mary Vianney, the Holy Cure of Ars,a true example of a Shepherd at the service of Christ's flock and patron saint of parish priests. |
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A Pastoral Letter of the Catholic Bishops of Victoria On the Threat to Religious Freedoms |
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 To the Catholic people of Victoria and all people of goodwill
Dear Friends
We wish to alert you to a threat to the religious freedoms currently available under the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act.
These freedoms, paradoxically expressed as exemptions, enable the Church and its agencies in education, health, welfare and aged care to conduct its activities in accordance with Church teaching. The existing Act includes exemptions in relation to religious bodies (s.75); exemptions in relation to religious schools (s.76); and exemptions for discrimination which is necessary to comply with a person’s genuine religious beliefs or principles (s.77).
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