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Red Cross awards highest honour to Catholic community leader
Catholic community leader Sam Hardjono has been awarded an honorary lifetime membership of the Red Cross, the organisation’s highest honour. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Mercy Sister honoured for lifetime of serviceÂ
Mercy Sister Angela Mary Doyle has been honoured for her lifetime of service to Queenslanders with Mater’s highest award, the Catherine McAuley Medallion. Source: Catholic Leader.
‘Good and faithful servants’ recognised with papal honours
Six members of Melbourne’s Catholic community have been awarded prestigious papal honours for a lifetime of dedicated service to the Church and the community. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
King Charles bestows knighthood on Vatican secretary of state
Former Apostolic Nuncio to Australia and the Vatican’s current Secretary of State, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, has been appointed a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the civil division by King Charles III. Source: Archdiocese of Liverpool.
Four Sydney laypeople awarded papal honours
Four Sydney laypeople were among the last Catholics worldwide to receive papal honours from Pope Francis. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
WA educator honoured in King’s Birthday list
Catholic Education WA executive director Wayne Bull has been appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia as part of the King’s Birthday 2025 Honours List. Source: CEWA.
‘Green Patriarch’ honoured for exceptional ecological leadership
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople has been honoured with the Laudato Si’ Award for his exceptional ecological leadership, particularly his profound influence on Pope Francis. Source: Vatican News.
Prison chaplain awarded highest papal honour
After more than 30 years of unwavering service, Sr Mary O’Shannassy SGS has retired from her role as senior chaplain of the CatholicCare prison ministry team in Victoria. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Honorary degree for founding governor of Notre Dame Australia
An honorary doctor of letters degree has been awarded to the University of Notre Dame Australia’s founding governor Peter Prendiville for his exceptional contribution to the university since its inception.