A South Australian Sister of Mercy has launched a petition urging the Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton to release into the community a Sri Lankan refugee who has spent the past 11 years in detention, reports The Southern Cross.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect everyone across the world, many people are turning to prayer as a way to connect in times of need, and the Missionaries of God’s Love Sisters recently hit a new prayer milestone, Catholic Voice reports..

The COVID-19 Pandemic has brought about enormous suffering and distress for countless people across the globe. Ironically, one notable part of our world has benefitted from the pandemic – the environment. It seems that pollution and carbon emissions are at their lowest in decades, writes CRA President Brother Peter Carroll FMS. This will probably be short lived. However, it makes the very clear statement that human activity affects the environment for better or worse. Tragically, it’s most often for the worse. It’s beyond dispute that we must consider the needs of the environment and work to improve our common home. The Season of Creation is an opportunity to focus on these priorities.

The Catholic bishops of Australia have released the Social Justice Statement 2020-21, on the critical subject of mental health, in the lead-up to Social Justice Sunday on August 30, along with a range of prayer resources to help mark the day.

Two Australian Religious, Christian Brother Brian Grenier and Missionary of the Sacred Heart Father Peter Malone have released new books – one seeking to draw readers into encountering God in the everyday through Christian meditation and the other through movies.