CatholicCare marked a new beginning by officially changing our name from Centacare Catholic Family Services on 4 April. The main reason behind this change is to better publicly convey that the programs and services we offer the community are an expression of the mission of the Catholic Church to care for all those who are vulnerable, disadvantaged and in pain.
On December 24, The Age ran an article which covered CatholicCare CEO FR Joe Caddy’s visit to the Metropolitan Remand Centre on Christmas Day. They ran another article discussing the impact of closing prisons on Christmas Day so inmates can’t see their families. Fr Caddy was also quoted in this. Read more