The Dominican order will depart Canberra towards the end of this year after marking 60 years of service, returning the pastoral care of the Watson parish to the Archdiocese, reports The Catholic Voice.

The Rogationist Fathers of the Heart of Jesus will establish a community in the Sandhurst Diocese, Bishop Shane Mackinlay has announced, The Sandpiper reports.

The Brigidine Sisters are celebrating 140 years as educators and pioneers in the rural town of Coonamble, New South Wales, reports ABC News. 

Clearly a significant event in the life of the universal Church in these days is the first period of the Synod on Synodality, writes CRA President Fr Peter Jones OSA. Along with other groupings in the Church , religious have been actively engaged in the preceding consultations. The themes of communion , participation and mission have been embedded in our reflections, discussions and contributions.

One hundred and forty leaders of Religious Institutes from around Australia converged on Parramatta last month for the ‘Daring to Dream’ National Assembly of Catholic Religious Australia.