The Australian Ursuline Sisters have hosted a conference with representatives from provinces in the Asia-Pacific region, including Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan and India, writes Sr Patty Andrew OSU in Catholic Outlook.

July marked 150 years since the Loreto Sisters first set foot in Australia, beginning a legacy of education and social justice, reports Melbourne Catholic.

The 80th anniversary of the end of World War II has captured the attention of our world in recent days. What brought about the ending of that war on the Feast of the Assumption, 15 August 1945, was incongruous—in the days prior, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were annihilated by the force of the atomic bomb, writes CRA President Br Gerard Brady CFC.

I recently participated in the annual Eucharistic celebration held at the St Francis Church in Melbourne to mark the closure of NAIDOC week – a most significant event for our Australian society, writes CRA President, Br Gerard Brady CFC.  At this Mass we were welcomed by women - aunties who are esteemedby their communities as valiant women of faith (Proverbs 31). Surrounding them were their families and the next generation of grandchildren. As they processed into the Church, they proudly announced their culture, with didgeridoo and clap sticks echoing throughout the community. They announced ‘we are here, we are present and our presence echoes our presence over 60,000 years’.  What a moment of revelation for those gathered.

Renowned Dominican priest, theologian, and author from the Thomistic Institute in the United States, Fr Gregory Pine OP, visited Sydney this month as a keynote speaker at  Purpose Fest, a vibrant celebration of young Catholic life held at Rosebank College in Five Dock, reports The Catholic Weekly.