The Catholic bishops of Australia, together with the Catholic indigenous community, have paid tribute to the deep spirituality and decades of service of Deacon Boniface Perdjert following his recent death.

A humble, quaint old cottage surrounded by trees and wildlife in the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes is now home to a new monastery of cloistered Carmelite nuns from the United States, reports the ACBC Media Blog.

More than 500 Religious and their colleagues have gathered at various forums over the past month to be enriched by the insights and spiritual wisdom of visiting American Mercy Sister and educator, Mary Pat Garvin.

Catholic Religious Australia has spoken out against the Federal Government’s move to cut overseas aid for the sixth successive year and to rush through a Bill which will trap developing Pacific countries into further debt by restructuring much of the aid into loans for projects in the Pacific.

Sixty religious institutes and dioceses with the highest number of claims according to Royal Commission data have either been declared as participating institutions in the National Redress Scheme, submitted their documentation and are awaiting a Ministerial declaration or are preparing documents for submission, says Catholic Religious Australia.