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Josephites mark change in leadership
The Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart gathered for a Mass for “Handing on Leadership” at Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel in North Sydney on Sunday.
Care delivered by religious sisters to be formally recognised
Catholic Health Australia has welcomed the Albanese Government’s decision to ensure personal care minutes delivered by religious sisters in aged care homes are formally recognised and count towards mandated targets.
Catholic aged care provider buys historic Goulburn convent
Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) has purchased the historic St Joseph’s Convent in Goulburn, New South Wales, from the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart, securing the long-term stewardship of the convent and chapel site.
Sisters of Mercy celebrate 180 years in Australia
The Sisters of Mercy are called to be, in a very particular and unmistakable way, living images of God‘s mercy as it is made known to us in the life, teachings and ministry of Jesus, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said. Source: The Record.
Groundbreaking ceremony marks beginning of Carmelite monastery
A paddock outside Mathoura, near Deniliquin, in the Wilcannia-Forbes Diocese, became holy ground on the weekend as the first stage of a new Discalced Carmelite monastery was formally set in motion with a historic liturgy. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Pope thanks UISG members for their fidelity and courage
In a letter sent on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the International Union of Superiors General, Pope Leo XIV urges women religious to be “pilgrims and missionary disciples of hope” to heal the wounds of those they encounter. Source: Vatican News.
New monastery to be built for Carmelite nuns in southern NSW
A new monastery will be built for the Discalced Carmelite nuns of Mathoura, New South Wales, with Cardinal Mykola Bychok and Wilcannia-Forbes Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green set to break ground on the project next month. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
New priest told leadership ‘grounded not in status but in service’
The Society of the Divine Word has a new priest, with the ordination of Fr Shouzheng Peter Wang SVD in Melbourne on Saturday. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
‘Mercies’ to join climate change protest at coal port
Mercy Sisters and friends, under the banner “Mercies”, will join the Rising Tide Protestival in Newcastle on November 28-30.