The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart have been farewelled from two parishes – Henley Beach in Adelaide and King’s Meadow in Launceston, but the legacy of their contribution will live on.

Community organisations around the nation are being invited to apply for the Missionary Sisters of Service ‘Highways and Byways’ small grants available to community organisations to address disadvantage and inequality, especially in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia.

Executive leaders of Catholic organisations and ministries could strengthen the organisational culture of their workforce by taking advantage of leadership and mission formation opportunities, according to Associate Professor Fr Jamie Calder SJ.

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.