A javelin star who swapped her Olympic gold medal dreams for life as a Religious Sister has received an Honorary Doctorate from Australian Catholic University.

We are all acutely aware of the many challenges that confront the Catholic Church, not just in Australia, but across the globe; even in countries where 40 years ago it seemed to be immune to such problems, reflects CRA President, Br Peter Carroll FMS. Maybe contemporary society has something to teach the Church. The only way we will determine this is to enter into an encounter with it; not with fear and defensiveness, but with openness and a reliance on the Gospel as our guide.

The latest United Nations climate report released on Monday makes clear that the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis must be tackled together in order for the world to achieve serious progress for our common home, the Laudato Si’ Movement says.

Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has successfully appealed against a high-profile court decision that found she had a duty of care to protect young people from the climate crisis when assessing fossil fuel developments, The Guardian reports.

A new collaboration between the Good Samaritan Inn, a local parish and the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne will result in an expansion of residential services for women and their children. This will be a crucial bridge between crisis care and longer-term support to help rebuild their lives, reports The Good Oil.