Melbourne has a new place of healing, refuge and recovery for those escaping family violence with the blessing and official opening of the Good Samaritan Haven, following six years of planning, design and building, reports The Good Oil.

After six years leading one of Brisbane’s largest multicultural parishes, Divine Word Missionaries Father Boni Buahendri SVD will be leaving to take up a bigger role within his order, reports The Catholic Leader.

Religious have joined with other Catholic groups to sign up for a national campaign of not-for-profit organisations calling for Australia to introduce a Human Rights Act.

Sr Margaret Ng RSJ was honoured at the international Sisters’ Anti-Trafficking Awards in Zambia for her work in fighting against human trafficking. Source: ACRATH and Sisters of Saint Joseph. 

The Australian Catholic Youth Festival has been hailed as a time of listening, deepening of faith and friendship, with a number of religious congregations taking part and sharing their charism with the young people.