There were some furry friends in the aisles of Mary Immaculate in Waverley earlier this month alongside the human parishioners, reports The Catholic Weekly.

The Divine Word Missionaries Australia Province has launched the Jubilee Year for the 150th anniversary of the Society of the Divine Word, the first of many Sesquicentenary events to be held throughout the year.

Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, the Most Reverend Timothy Norton SVD, to be the third Bishop of Broome.

During a recent national tour, Pennsylvania-based Sr Mary Pellegrino CSJ addressed South Australian consecrated men and women about the challenges facing religious communities and the importance of embracing change, reports The Southern Cross.

In recent weeks Pope Francis has visited Luxembourg and Belgium, primarily celebrating the 600 years of Christian scholarly influence of the University of Leuven. In so many ways this university reflects the impact of Catholic scholarship across Western Europe over the centuries and the place that the monastic tradition and later, in medieval times, the university, provided a heartland for serious study, exploration and debate, writes CRA President, Br Gerard Brady CFC.