Perth Christian Brother Olly Pickett, the tireless advocate behind the life-changing charity Wheelchairs for Kids, has been named Western Australia’s Senior Australian of the Year, reports The Record.

The Mission One Heart Many Voices conference, co-ordinated by Catholic Mission in partnership with Catholic Religious Australia, will be held from May 19-20 in Sydney with the theme: ‘Choosing hope: Trust yourself to its leading’.

Edmund Rice Education Australia has launched its renewed Charter for Catholic Schools in the Edmund Rice Tradition, a core document for its 55 schools in all states and territories.

Good Samaritan Sister Veronica Hoey has been appointed Canonical Delegate for the Missionary Sisters of Service (MSS), a role she says she is privileged to undertake as a companion to the Sisters on their journey towards completion and fulfilment as a religious congregation, reports The Good Oil.

Pope Francis has elevated the Eparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia, Bishop Mykola Bychok CSsR, to the College of Cardinals, during a ceremony at St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, reports ABC News.