Sr Maureen Burke ibvm has been a Loreto Sister for over 54 years and her ministry experience is extensive. In recent years, Maureen has spent significant time in South Sudan working as a maths teacher. Here, she reflects on her new home and ministry with Cana Communities in Western Australia.

Former ballerina Sr Monique Singh made her final profession of vows as a Canossian Sister in Brisbane recently and says God has fulfilled a dream – just a different dream than she once imagined, reports The Catholic Leader.

A Jesuit parish ministry which is one of Sydney’s best drop-in spaces is not only offering food for body and soul but for minds as well, launching its own library with no borrowing card or return deadline necessary, The Catholic Weekly reports.

They arrived by horse and carriage and left in the digital age of smartphones, the internet and rovers exploring the planet Mars. For 145 years the Sisters of Mercy have had an unbroken presence in Yass. Until now, reports Catholic Voice.

Three Religious have been honoured in this year’s National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Awards for their commitment to walking with Indigenous communities.