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Religious Orders

Good Sams move into new, purpose-built home

Nine Melbourne-based Sisters of the Good Samaritan have moved into Benedicta House, a new, built-for-purpose residence. Source: The Good Oil.

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Australian religious at global gathering to prepare for Jubilee 2025

Australian religious were represented at a global gathering of consecrated people in Rome to prepare for the Church’s Jubilee Year in 2025. Source: Catholic Religious Australia.

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ACU and Jesuits launch new research institute 

Australian Catholic University will partner with the Australian province of the Society of Jesus to launch a new national research institute in Melbourne.

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Jesuit superior visits Australia for Asia-Pacific leadership handover

Jesuit Superior General Fr Arturo Sosa, the Venezuelan head of the Society of Jesus, visited Australia to oversee a change of Jesuit leadership in the Asia-Pacific region. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

Appointment Religious Orders

Sisters of Saint Joseph appoint director of Spirituality Ministry

The Sisters of Saint Joseph have appointed Eamonn Pollard to the newly created role of director of its Spirituality Ministry, commencing in March.

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Kidnappers release Haitian nuns after ransom paid

Six religious sisters and another person who were kidnapped in Haiti have been released. Source: Crux. 

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Australia’s Josephites respond to Laudato Si’

As people and organisations throughout the world respond to Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, Australia’s Josephite community has taken up his call to care for all creation and those who inhabit it, especially the poor. Source: Vatican News.

Mission Religious Orders

Campervan hits the road to help missionaries in outback ministry

With the help of generous donors and partners in mission, the Divine Word Missionaries have taken delivery of a small campervan which will allow missionaries in Central Australia to visit outlying Aboriginal communities for longer periods. Source: In The Word.

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Vatican closes women’s community co-founded by Fr Rupnik

The Vatican has ordered the dissolution of the Community of Loyola, a religious community of women founded in Slovenia with the assistance of Fr Marko Rupnik, who has been accused of abuse, including of women in the community. Source: OSV News.