Pope Francis last Sunday recognised 10 new saints of the Catholic Church during a canonisation Mass in St Peter’s Square. Among them was Dutch Carmelite priest, St Titus Brandsma, who, having been critical of the Nazi regime, was killed by lethal injection in Dachau concentration camp in 1942.

Lawyer and academic Fr Frank Brennan SJ discussed the challenges of recognising human dignity as an Australian value at the Marist Association of St Marcellin Champagnat’s annual Marian lecture.

When Good Samaritan Sisters Rita Hayes and Michelle Reid volunteered for ministry in Timor Leste in 2000, they set out to identify the areas of greatest need in the wake of the devastating fight for independence from Indonesia, reports The Good Oil.

Newly professed Canossian Sister Jessika Trieu admits that if it hadn’t been for a small book with a colourful blue cover catching her eye a few years ago, her faith journey may have taken a completely different course, reports The Southern Cross.

With the Federal Election just a few days away, Jesuit Social Services has called on political leaders to commit to policies, practices and investments that allow all Australians the opportunity to reach their full potential, and says responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have shown that complex social issues are not beyond resolution.