Mercy Health has celebrated 100 years of service of the Sisters of Mercy in the local community of Young, NSW, through a month-long celebration this November.

The Australian Embassy to the Holy See joined Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) for the launch of its 16 Days of Activism, focusing on women migrant workers vulnerable to exploitation, The Record reports.

At the invitation of Catholic Religious Australia (CRA), Dr James Alison, a prominent Catholic theologian spoke at events around the country, to progress the conversation and outreach in the Church on matters concerning LGBTQIA+ people.

Reflecting broadly on the experience of being part of the Synod of Bishops for a Synodal Church, First Session, in Rome last month, the Provincial of the Divine Word Missionaries Australia Province, Fr Asaeli Rass SVD, writes that for him, the Synod was a “conversion experience”.

The Church, and in particular religious life, is living in a reformation time, characterised by both great upheaval and an opportunity to draw deeply from the roots of faith, tap into the inner joy of the Holy Spirit and await the unfolding, said American Benedictine Sister Laura Swan during a visit to Australia, reports The Good Oil.