Pope Francis has issued a prayer for the Jubilee of Hope and encouraged the faithful to pray it throughout this holy year.

A new book was launched in Brisbane recently to commemorate the sesquicentenary of the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.

Fr Tony Cox SSC has been appointed national director of Stella Maris Australia. He will run the national office from the Stella Maris Centre Melbourne.

A garden that has honoured the legacy of St Mary MacKillop and the Sisters of St Joseph in the Victorian town of Numurkah for over 130 years has officially opened.

Tarrawarra Abbey celebrated its 70th anniversary recently, with Archbishop of Melbourne Peter A. Comensoli leading those gathered in a Mass of Thanksgiving, reports Melbourne Catholic.