The international head of the Salesians of Don Bosco has wrapped up an eight-day trip to Australia with a visit to Salesian College in Sunbury, Victoria, which is home to the motherhouse of the order in Australia.

After serving Canberra for more than 44 years, Calvary Public Hospital Bruce has been blindsided by the ACT Government, who yesterday announced it had begun an acquisition process to take control and ownership of the hospital, reports Catholic Voice.

Australia’s bishops and leaders of more than 30 religious institutes gathered in North Sydney earlier this month to pray together, reflect on their ministry and discuss issues of mutual relevance.

Laudato Si’ Week (May 21-28) is little noticed in much of the Catholic Church. It is barely mentioned on Church websites and programs. That is not to say that the Encyclical and its effects have been forgotten. It flowed into Catholic concern for the environment that in turn built links with other groups and audiences and made us see climate change as one of the signs of the times for reflection on the Gospel, writes Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ.

The bishops of Oceania say their people’s reflections for the global Synod of Bishops for a Synodal Church left them feeling “peace and joy”, but also called them to be prophetic and ready to “model ourselves on the love we proclaim”.