Sr Frances Hayes PBVM was due to fly out to Chiang Rai in Thailand to start teaching English at the Jesuit-run Xavier Learning Centre for young people wishing to join the seminary and religious life. But then, she writes in Global Sisters Report, COVID-19 arrived and she now finds herself ‘staying put’ and praying for those affected by the impacts of the virus.

Five years ago, Sister Margaret Guy RSC received a phone call inviting her to be part of a new Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) drop-in hospitality centre in Western Sydney to support people seeking asylum, Link Magazine reports..

CRA has signed an interfaith open letter to the prime minister and leader of the opposition, urging the government to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

A room with a view was a life-changer for Franciscan Father Joe McKay. Being struck by the sheer beauty flooding that view one morning was what made the difference, The Catholic Leader reports.

Fr Peter O'Neill SSC, a member of Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) has been working tirelessly to ensure Seasonal Workers in Australia are aware of their rights, The Columban E-News reports.