Sr Aileen Crowe FMM has launched a book arguing that Australia’s refugee policies continually place the nation outside international law, while Sr Susan Connelly RSJ’s new book attempts to understand why and how Australia contributed to the suffering of one of its closest neighbours, Timor-Leste.

Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) has called for support from the faith community as it launches a fund-raising drive to sustain its range of programs and continue helping victim/survivors of human trafficking.

Two Religious from Australia – Fr Gerald Arbuckle SM and Sr Mary Coloe PBVM – have won awards for their recently published books at the Catholic Media Association conference in Portland, Oregon.

The nine-month celebration phase of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia ended on Saturday, July 9, with Council Members standing and applauding as president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB formally declared the Council closed.

As he commences his tenure as president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB sees one of his key tasks as ensuring the bishops “remain united in our service of God’s people”.