As Chair of the Australian Bishop’s Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service, Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv released a Pastoral Message for the Feast of St Joseph the Worker, focusing on the disproportionate challenges faced by Australia’s First Nations peoples in employment.

After arriving six years ago in Grenfell, New South Wales, Sister Mary Corkeron has been embraced by the community as she undertakes her ministry with the philosophy of ‘just be’. 

Franciscan Father Mario Debattista sees the heart of the Church at work in the everyday faith of ordinary people, reports The Catholic Leader.

Australia’s Catholic bishops have approved a liturgy which incorporates elements of Aboriginal language and culture.

“You are part of our Tiwi people; you are part of our Tiwi family.” These were the words spoken by one of the Traditional Owners of the Tiwi Islands earlier this month during the official installation of Fr Niran Veigas SVD as parish priest on Bathurst Island.