The third Catholic Religious Australia National Day of Sorrow and Promise will be held on Sunday, October 25, offering a national response from Catholic Religious across the country to recognise survivors and all who have been harmed from abuse in the Church and to commit to a safer future.

In Frederick Street, Launceston, Tasmania, an old oak tree grows, planted in the 1800s, in front of what became the home of four women, Gwen, Alice, Kathleen and Joyce, who risked all to follow the dream of a young Victorian-born priest, John Wallis. They gathered in front of the old oak tree on 8th July, 1944. Theirs would be a mission to reach out to people who were out “beyond”. This is a mission which is still evolving today with the Missionary Sisters of Service, with the motto “Into the Highways and Byways”, writes Stancea Vichie MSS.

History was made earlier this year when the Australian and British Provinces of the Daughters of Charity came together to form the new Province of Rosalie Rendu, reports Independent Catholic News.

COVID-19 has forced Fr Gary Walker SSC, a man who once craved a life of adventure and excitement, to do something he’s never dreamed of doing – stop and rest, reports The Catholic Leader.

Sister Clare Nolan, the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Charity, holds a unique position in the Catholic health firmament and says she is thrilled that the sector now works so cooperatively to deliver its “wonderful healing ministry”.