On the 60th anniversary of the promulgation of the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the Church’s Relationship with Non-Christian Religions, Nostra Aetate (28 October 2025), Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) pledges to recommit to the document’s call to dialogue and collaboration with the followers of other religions

A New South Wales woman has professed her vows as a member of the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia Congregation in Nashville, Tennessee, reports The Catholic Weekly.

Peace at long last! Global communities who have worked so hard for peace in Gaza and Israel can at least breathe a sigh of relief for now. Peace comes with a huge cost! Already the cost has been massive – the loss of so many lives of women, children and men caught up in this war. Both peoples wear the scars and trauma of its impact on their communities that will haunt them for future generations, writes CRA President, Br Gerard Brady CFC.

The 2025 UN Climate Change Conference will convene in November in Belém, Brazil and will include the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30). The latest edition of Catholic Religious Australia’s ‘Just Now’ newsletter explores the big issues for the upcoming COP, and why there is reason to hope that those engaged in the Conference can bring forth real-world solutions.

The Discalced Carmelites of the Australia-Oceania region have launched a new initiative aimed at sharing their charism of prayer, silence, and community – a silent online book club.