Sr Mary-Clare Holland OP has seen great change in her 50 years as a Dominican Sister, but as she looks back at those years, she says it is the people she’s met along the way who have enriched her life.

A Catholic organisation fighting modern slavery and human trafficking has welcomed ground-breaking statements by major Australian supermarkets shining a light on a dark side of fruit and vegetable production, The Catholic Leader reports.

The Benedictine New Norcia Parish in Western Australia marked the National Day of Sorrow and Promise with the blessing of the newly installed ‘Rock of Remembrance’ – an interactive memorial in honour of those who experienced any form of neglect or abuse.

Putting local communities at the heart of decision making, and empowering communities to give them the resources they need to reach their potential, will be key focus areas of Jesuit Social Services’ ‘place-based’ centre for research and action, to be launched early in 2021.

Pope Francis has committed the Vatican City State to reducing its net emissions to zero by 2050, while urging world leaders to adopt a “climate of care”, the Catholic News Agency reports.