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The lesson Mother Teresa taught without saying a word
On her first visit to Australia in more than 50 years, the superior general of the Missionaries of Charity has recalled her earliest encounters with the order’s founder, St Teresa of Kolkata. Source: Catholic Voice.
Congress will explore faith through an Augustinian lens
The Friends of St Augustine and the Australasian Augustinian Province have invited all laity to the 2026 National Lay Congress in Melbourne next month.
Dominican Sisters celebrate a century of ministry in MelbourneÂ
The Dominican Sisters have marked a century of presence and ministry in Melbourne, commemorating the arrival of the first four pioneer sisters in August 1926. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Seton Villa celebrates 60 years of supporting the disabled
For six decades, Sydney disability provider Seton Villa has empowered people with intellectual disability to live with dignity, independence and choice. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Christian Brothers strike deal with EREA to pay abuse victims in full
Abuse victims and survivors holding settlements or court judgments against the Christian Brothers will be paid in full, after the order’s trustees announced it would hand responsibility for compensation claims to Edmund Rice Education Australia. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Sisters discuss their global work with Queen Camilla
Representatives of the International Union of Superiors General travelled to London last week to meet with Queen Camilla to share the impact of their global work, particularly in support of vulnerable women and girls. Source: The Tablet.
Australian layperson appointed to international Augustinian secretariat
Parramatta Diocese’s Rachael Kama has been appointed to the Secretariat for Mission and Volunteering within the Order of St Augustine, a significant international role that will help shape the future of Augustinian mission and volunteer initiatives around the world. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Benedictines launch 1500th anniversary initiative
Preparations have begun for the 1500th anniversary of the founding of Italy’s Monte Cassino, the mother abbey of Western monasticism established by St. Benedict in 529. Source: OSV News.
Daughters of Charity to celebrate 100 years of service
The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul will this November celebrate 100 years of service in Australia, marking a century since the first Sisters arrived in Orange, New South Wales, at the invitation of the Bishop of Bathurst.