Catholic Religious Australia marks this World Day of Consecrated Life by celebrating the lives of consecrated women and men, giving thanks for their generosity in the day-to-day challenges of ecclesial living and missionary service to Church and society.

Catholic Religious Australia (CRA), the peak body for the leaders of religious congregations in Australia today welcomed Pope Francis’ appointment of Fr George Kolodziej SDS, as the fifth Bishop of Bunbury.

Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) has captured the spirit of the Jubilee Year by releasing a song and music video, titled Journey of Faith – CRA, that expresses the wide range of ministries in which Religious women and men live and share the joy of the Gospel.

Catholic Religious Australia (CRA), the peak representative body for the Leaders of Religious Institutes and Societies of Apostolic Life, condemns in the strongest terms the arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne. 

Religious and their colleagues have gathered to explore the dynamics of harm and need for safety within communities of Catholic Religious women in a two-day workshop, a joint project of the University of Newcastle and the University of Regensburg (Germany), Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) and the Sisters of the Good Samaritan.