Women and men Congregational Leaders from around the world met at Sacrofano, on the outskirts of Rome last month, to reflect upon the recent Synod on Synodality and to hear the wisdom of those who had participated in the Synod, writes Sr Monica Cavanagh RSJ.

An ecumenical interfaith service, Holding the Light, has been held in Melbourne to remember victims and survivors of domestic and family violence. At this service, a bell tolled for each woman known to have been murdered by a perpetrator of violence. It is this reality that impels Sr Nicole Rotaru RSM, an experienced and passionate advocate, to shine a light on the devastating impact of domestic and family violence, reports Melbourne Catholic.

“We are but travellers here!” These words of St Mary MacKillop tell the story of those who have walked through the doors of St Joseph’s House of Studies in Lyneham since it opened in 1969, writes Sr Noelene Quinane RSJ.

Though absent from the COP-28 summit in Dubai due to ongoing concerns for his health, Pope Francis sent a message for the inauguration of the first-ever Faith Pavilion at a United Nations climate event, stressing the responsibility of religious leaders in caring for the planet, reports Crux.

To believe in the depth of what Christmas affirms requires graced courage, writes CRA President Fr Peter Jones OSA. In Christ, God fully took on our fragile human nature and has transformed us. A lot of what the world is facing at present seems to contradict belief in transformation and redemption. The present major conflicts seem to be the antithesis of the peace of the manger of Bethlehem as is represented in the cribs which speak to us in this season.