The Carmelite Sisters Goonellabah recently hosted the Migrant Jubilee Cross. The Pilgrimage of the Migrant Jubilee Cross 2025-2026 is an initiative of the Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office to acknowledge and celebrate the faith, gifts, contributions, and resilience that migrant communities bring to our Church and the world.

Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) has urged the Federal Government to reconsider its proposed environmental law reforms in a recent submission to a Senate Inquiry into a package of Bills that seek to reform the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).

In the month of November we celebrate those who are now in God’s care. We pray for them with faith and hope, reflect the Carmelites.

The Victorian Government’s plan to introduce ‘adult time for violent crime’ laws – which could see children aged 14 sentenced to life in prison – is deeply concerning, will not make the community safer and is incompatible with the fundamental rights of children, says Jesuit Social Services.

A new book by Fr Dave Austin OSA tells the story of Pope Leo XIV’s several visits to Australia during his time as Prior General of the Augustinian Order.