Brother David Hawke FSC was born in New Zealand, where he was educated by the De La Salle Brothers, most of whom were Australian. He became very inspired by them because of how they related to the students.

In his homily read out during the celebration in Saint Peter's Square marking Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, Pope Francis calls on us to reflect on the Lord's compassion that knows no limits, "how we are meant to carry our own cross during this Holy Week", and help others "all around us" who bear the cross of suffering, reports Vatican News.

A Ukrainian Redemptorist priest has offered a deeply personal and unfiltered perspective on his country’s war with Russia, the struggle for a just peace, and the moral responsibility of the global community, in an interview with a Redemptorist media ministry.

Sr Monica Shelverton PBVM still remembers lying prostrate on the floor of St Mary’s Cathedral 65 years ago at her profession of vows.

Well-known priest, lawyer, and advocate, Fr Frank Brennan SJ, commemorated 50 years as a Jesuit and 40 years as a priest recently with a thanksgiving Mass with his community at Toowong in Brisbane, and says he always felt at his best when he was being ‘an honest broker’ in public life, reports The Catholic Leader.