Sister Joan Chittister OSB, one of the Catholic world’s most influential religious and social leaders, will address a national convocation of Catholics on Sunday May 2 at 9am CST via Zoom from the USA, reports The Southern Cross.

The legacy of the Presentation Sisters in Tasmania over the past 155 years was recognised in Launceston last week when they were inducted onto the 2021 Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women.

Last weekend, I visited Sale in Gippsland. The reason was to attend a number of functions associated with the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion, writes CRA President Br Peter Carroll FMS. The Sion Sisters are emblematic of the contribution of Religious to the Australian Church.

The Sisters of Mercy in Bathurst are supporting their Wiradyuri Aboriginal friends and other local concerned citizens in a campaign to protect a sacred women’s site at the top of Mount Panorama/Wahluu from being turned into a go-kart track.

Temporary Professed Religious and Formators gathered recently to share their experiences and support one another, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic which made life challenging for both groups in a variety of ways.