Religious Congregations across Australia will spend one hour in prayer on Sunday 18 October 2026 to mark the National Day of Sorrow and Promise, an annual observance prepared by Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) to acknowledge the profound harm caused by abuse and reaffirm the importance of safeguarding.

Today, the National Council of Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) elected a new Vice President and Executive Member to join President, Kari Hatherell OSU on the Executive of CRA Council.

Australians are being urged to secure their place before registrations close on Wednesday for the Catholic Earthcare Season of Creation Gathering 2026, a landmark national event bringing together Catholics from across the country to explore faith-filled responses to some of today's most urgent environmental and social challenges.

The new National Council has been elected by the members of Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) as over 150 leaders and leadership team members of Religious Congregations gathered in Melbourne for the 2026 CRA National Assembly (3-5 August).

Catholic Religious Australia has documented experiences of racism towards First Nations peoples witnessed by Religious who accompany their communities in its recent submission to a Senate Inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.