The new chief shepherd of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, Bishop John Panamthottathil CMI, says his first priority is to meet with and listen to the faithful, before working together to formulate a pastoral plan for the region.

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) has launched a new website called “One Journey, Together” for Catholics to learn about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Sister of Mercy Therese Masterson is one of the Australians hosting kitchen-table conversations of no more than 10 people in the hope that informed citizens will vote Yes in the Voice referendum, The Guardian reports.

The presence of the Carmelite community in Tasmania has contributed richly to the faith lives of Catholics for 75 years.

Sr Mary Margaret Shanahan RSCJ OAM, the former principal of Sancta Sophia College at the University of Sydney, has been awarded the papal honour of Croce Pro Ecclesia et Pro Pontifice for her seven decades of service to education and social research, reports The Catholic Weekly.