The month of August gives us a special opportunity to focus on the life of Saint Mary MacKillop as we celebrate her feast day on 8 August, writes Congregational Leader of the Sisters of St Joseph, Sr Monica Cavanagh RSJ.

Sr Moira Lynch FDNSC, who in her 70s left Sydney to serve the poorest of the poor in war-torn southern Sudan, has been recognised in her regional hometown’s walk of fame, reports The Catholic Weekly. 

Brisbane’s Sisters of Mercy have donated a four-bedroom house to Centacare to shelter women experiencing homelessness in Beaudesert, reports The Catholic Leader.

It has been nearly two years since Brisbane-based Sr Mel Dwyer was elected to the General Chapter of the Canossian Daughters of Charity in Rome, a role that has taken her from grassroots ministry in Australia to the global stage, reports The Catholic Leader.

August marks the 50th anniversary of the Carmelite Sisters’ arrival in the ACT – and their farewell, as they are called back to the monastery in Melbourne, reports Catholic Voice.