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Australian bishops on Sunday said the country’s Catholics have a vital role to promote the common good when they head to the polls on May 3 for a national election.
The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference’s Commission for Life, Family, and Public Engagement — chaired by Archbishop Peter Comensoli — released “Election Statement 2025: Called to Bring Hope in the Year of the Jubilee” after the Australian government announced the election date over the weekend.
“Our faith calls us to engage in democracy, to build, in the words of Pope St. John Paul II, ‘a civilization of love’ and ‘to contribute to the good of society with a spirit of truth, justice, solidarity, and freedom,’” the March 30 statement read.
“The jubilee reminds us that voting is not just a civic duty but an opportunity to advance the common good and pave the way for hope,” the bishops’ conference said.
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The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference’s Commission for Life, Family, and Public Engagement — chaired by Archbishop Peter Comensoli — released “Election Statement 2025: Called to Bring Hope in the Year of the Jubilee” after the Australian government announced the election date over the weekend.
“Our faith calls us to engage in democracy, to build, in the words of Pope St. John Paul II, ‘a civilization of love’ and ‘to contribute to the good of society with a spirit of truth, justice, solidarity, and freedom,’” the March 30 statement read.
“The jubilee reminds us that voting is not just a civic duty but an opportunity to advance the common good and pave the way for hope,” the bishops’ conference said.
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Australian election: Bishops say Catholics have vital role in shaping future
Australian bishops on Sunday said the country’s Catholics have a vital role to promote the common good when they head to the polls on May 3 for a national election.