Timor-Leste has just commemorated 20 years since the 30 August 1999 Independence Referendum, and Carmelite priest Fr Augusto Galhos recalls what it was like to take part in the historic vote.

Sisters of St Paul de Chartres Theresia Nguyen and Maria Goretti Tran have made their final vows at their perpetual profession held at the order’s chapel in Boronia Heights, Brisbane recently, The Catholic Leader reports.

A Missionary of the Sacred Heart priest who has been reviewing films for more than 50 years has launched a new book about the cinematic portrayal of Catholic priests since 1900, the ACBC Media Blog reports.

A Tasmanian local council has approved a development application for a Benedictine monastery to be built at Colebrook, the ABC reports.

If I include myself in any critique I make of the Church, and if I reflect on how I obscure the Gospel, I will be taking a step – an important step – in “fostering ecclesial community”, writes Good Samaritan Sister and CRA Deputy President Patty Fawkner SGS in The Good Oil.