Dioceses around the nation marked the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life with special Masses of Thanksgiving, while in Perth, Archbishop Timothy Costello SDB shared stories of his own religious life while commending religious women and women for their commitment to their vocation and faith, The e-Record reports.

The peak body representing First Nations Catholics has invited fellow Catholics to make 2022 a year of action to “strengthen Australia’s foundations by supporting Australia’s First Peoples”.

The fourth report from the Catholic Church to the National Office for Child Safety outlines initiatives across dozens of Catholic entities as they continue to strengthen their efforts to keep all people safe in Church settings.

Advent is slipping away: one week more and then Christmas. The candles of the wreath have changed colour: violet to rose and soon to Christmas white or gold, and we’re moving through the advent themes represented in the candles: hope, peace, joy and love, writes CRA President Br Peter Carroll FMS.

Australian Religious are preparing to sign on to Pope Francis’ ‘bottom-up’, global networking initiative, inspired by his encyclical Laudato Si’, to engage Catholics around the world in taking practical steps towards a lifestyle of ecological integrity for a sustainable future.