Religious were among a range of distinguished Catholics to receive Australia Day Honours this year for their work in the community, The Catholic Weekly reports.

Just when retirement was beckoning for Sister Catherine Ryan rsm, she was instead asked to take on the role of Chancellor for Ministries in the Parramatta Diocese – a position she sees primarily as a ministry of encouragement and support.

The Migration Amendment (Urgent Medical Treatment) Bill, proposed by the Member for Wentworth, Dr Kerryn Phelps is being debated in the House of Representatives today 12th February. Catholic Religious Australia supports the Bill.

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?

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and Catholic Religious Australia have submitted a joint report to the National Office for Child Safety (NOCS) on the Catholic Church’s implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.