Caritas Australia, the international aid and development agency of the Catholic Church, has urged the Federal Government to make climate change a priority through domestic emissions policies and international leadership.

Celebrations marking the 75th year since the beginning of the Missionary Sisters of Service (MSS) began with a pilgrimage through Tasmania to Bruny Island where it all began. 

A group of younger religious from more than 10 congregations gathered in Sydney recently to share their stories of ministry and their hopes for the future. 

A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse and from his roots a bud shall blossom” (Isaiah 11:1). Where in my lived experience am I yearning for the sprout of hope to be born and nurtured? asks CRA President, Sr Monica Cavanagh rsj.

Sr Elisabeth Keane loved life as a teacher and mentor of young women, and then she discovered the joys of parish ministry, but now she’s really at home in prison, The Catholic Leader reports.