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Honours Mission

East Timor honours Australian couple for years of mission work

Experiencing God’s unconditional love has kept Queensland parishioners Suzanne and Brenley Milsom continuing their mission work overseas for more than a decade. Source: Catholic Leader.

HIgher Education Honours

Top Vatican official ‘deeply moved’ to receive honorary doctorate

One of the most senior women in the Vatican has accepted an honorary doctorate from Australian Catholic University.

Honours In The Dioceses

Broken Bay Diocese celebrates 40th anniversary 

Broken Bay Diocese has celebrated its 40th anniversary at a dinner, where six papal awards were conferred by Pope Leo XIV and 26 diocesan medals were presented by Archbishop Anthony Randazzo.

Honours

Papal knighthoods honour ‘exemplary service’ to Church

Brisbane Archdiocese Chancellor Pat Mullins and Australian Catholic University Chancellor Martin Daubney have been awarded papal honours, conferred in recent ceremonies. Source: Catholic Leader.

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Catholics honoured at Australia Day awards 

Several prominent Catholics have been honoured in the 2026 Australia Day awards for services to the community through aged care, maritime welfare, health and more. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

Honours Music

Annual service celebrates role of music in worship

Sacred music filled St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, as church musicians from across Australia gathered for the Guild of Church Musicians’ annual festival service. Source: Catholic Outlook.

Honours People

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.

Healthcare Honours

Mercy Sister honoured for lifetime of service 

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.

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‘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.