Caritas Australia is calling on individuals, schools, parishes and community groups across the country to sign up for The Long Walk for Water challenge ahead of Lent and walk in solidarity with the 703 million people worldwide who still live without safe drinking water. 

In a new series on different vocations within the Adelaide Archdiocese, Sr Maria Comito DC shares about her ministry in northern Adelaide as a member of the Daughters of Charity.

For many religious sisters and clergy, community life is central to their vocation, as traditional convent living has declined and more religious now live independently in the wider community, sustaining a strong sense of communal connection remains important for them, reports The Catholic Weekly.

When Josephite Sister Janet Glass first arrived in Goulburn, she never imagined her ministry would lead her inside some of the state’s toughest prisons, reports Catholic Voice.

Sr Pamela Davis OP recently received a fond farewell from the Glenorchy Parish community as she prepared to return to Sydney, after serving for 43 years in Southern Tasmania.