A prayer resource has been produced by the Vatican and a group of collaborators, including the Columbans, to help local communities celebrate the Season of Creation which takes place this month.

When Fr Niran Veigas SVD answered his vocational call to become a missionary priest, he could not have foreseen himself ministering in Russia and now the Tiwi Islands, but the Indian-born priest is embracing the new challenge of getting to know the people and helping to make a difference in their lives.

It’s a long way from her home country of Croatia but Sr Ljilja (Lily) Muzic ASC says while she “never dreamed” of living in Australia, it is all part of God’s plan, reports The Southern Cross.

The 27th Chapter of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan has been hailed as a blessed, enriching, inclusive experience, producing a mission-focused Statement of Directions and a new leadership team, charged with helping to bring the Statement to life, reports The Good Oil.

The Benedictine Sisters at Jamberoo Abbey have joined with the English Benedictine Congregation, giving the small community a “new family they didn’t know existed” and left them asking why they waited so long, reports The Catholic Weekly.