Jesuit Refugee Service Australia has welcomed the announcement by the New South Wales Government that it will extend crucial financial support for people seeking asylum by a further six months and called on the Federal Government to ensure that people seeking asylum have access to a financial safety net to avert ongoing destitution.

Five Schoenstatt sisters were involved in a serious car crash in Sydney’s west last week, The Catholic Weekly reports.

Where the poor are concerned, it is not talk that matters; what matters is rolling up our sleeves and putting our faith into practice through a direct involvement, one that cannot be delegated, writes Pope Francis in his Message for this month’s World Day of the Poor.

Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans is seeking to ensure its future by launching an appeal to keep the organisation operating beyond 2023.

The Australian Jesuits have established a new Province entity responsible for engaging in and coordinating Jesuit ministries of faith, service and community with young adults ranging from ages 18 to 30 years old.