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Religious Freedom Religious Orders

Catholic Religious Australia condemns arson attack on synagogue

Catholic Religious Australia says there is “no place in Australia for attacks on places of worship” as it condemned the arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on Friday.

Religious Orders

Dominican Sisters appeal for help to renovate convent chapel

It’s no surprise that St Joseph Convent in Western Sydney would hold a special place in the hearts of the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia, and for many women discerning their vocation. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

Religious Orders

Sisters share a loving message on tour of Australia

Four Benedictine Daughters of the Divine Will travelled around Australia on a whirlwind 23-day visit last month. Source: The Catholic Leader.

Ecology Environment Religious Orders

Josephites continue discussion on the environment

The Josephite Laudato Si’ Action Plan team has released its second “conversation package” designed to spark discussion on the environment and Pope Francis’ encyclicals Laudato Si’ and Laudate Deum. Source: Sisters of Saint Joseph.

Anniversary Religious Orders

Loreto community to celebrate 150 years in Australia 

The Loreto community will embark on a year-long celebration in 2025 marking 150 years since Mother Gonzaga Barry and her nine companions arrived in Melbourne, later settling in Ballarat in May 1875. Source: Pathways.

Religious Orders

Sisters from different backgrounds share same calling and mission

A former soldier from the Philippines, a collaborator of Archbishop Karol Wojtyla from Krakow, and a theologian from Belarus all share the same calling and mission in Australia. Source: Vatican News.

Religious Orders Social Justice

Catholic Religious calls for national overhaul of youth justice system

Catholic Religious Australia called for a nationally coordinated reform of the youth justice system in a recent submission to a Senate Inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system. 

Religious Orders

Archbishop’s decree creates new leadership model for MSS

In a historic moment for the Missionary Sisters of Service, Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli has issued a decree appointing Good Samaritan Sister Veronica Hoey as the canonical delegate for the MSS for the next three years. Source: Melbourne Catholic.

Aged Care Religious Orders

New aged care facility aims to be ahead of its times

The Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth is planning a new aged care facility in Greater Western Sydney that will be the first of its kind in the country when completed in 2025. Source: Catholic Outlook.