Sister Annette Arnold RSJ has been appointed as the new Oceania regional coordinator for Talitha Kum, the International Network of Consecrated Life Against Human Trafficking.

They might not all be as familiar with the liturgy as regular churchgoers, but the inmates of John Moroney Correctional Centre who attended Mass on Holy Thursday were no less thankful to be receiving communion, reports Catholic Outlook.  

Not having access to a reliable source of clean water was very difficult for Leaia and her family. But with the support of Caritas Australia, a water tank was installed at their home, improving their health and living conditions. 

In an age of gender and body dysphoria, the Eucharistic sacrifice is a reminder of “the great redemption of our bodies, and of Christ who gives all that he is through his body”, The Catholic Weekly reports British Dominican Fr Timothy Radcliffe saying in Sydney this week.

In the front room of her Strathfield convent Sr Maria Lalamea Vaohea folds her hands loosely in her lap and sings a Tongan hymn, reports The Catholic Weekly.