Teacher, author, photographer, ecologist, student, farmer, and a Sister of Saint Joseph for almost 40 years - these are just some of the professions held by Sr Mary-Ann Casanova PhD.

A new lecture series celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, got underway last week, with the first presentation exploring the reality of the Mass being the “source and summit” of our Christian life, reports The Catholic Weekly.

After a 40-year history of regular relocations and of generous hospitality from unexpected people and places, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart’s Heart of Life ministry now has a permanent home in Melbourne’s suburbs.

More than 25 years ago, Therese Mills signed up to the bone marrow registry in a spur of the moment decision while donating blood with a friend. This year, the Missionaries of God’s Love sister received the call, reports Catholic Voice.

Australia’s ambassador to the Holy See, Chiara Porro, chaired the opening panel of the two-day International Union of Superiors General Advocacy Forum in Rome last month, speaking on the theme: “Religious women: leadership and development”, reports Vatican News.