News & Events

On Friday 22nd November the Veritas Centre, our new hall and associated learning spaces, was officially opened by Senator Perin Davey, Senator for NSW and blessed by Father Andrew Doohan, Vicar General for the Diocese of Maitland Newcastle. The name Veritas…

On the 23rd November the Newcastle/Maitland Diocese held the first day of its three day Synod in preparation for the Plenary Council. The following two days will take place on the feasts of Christ the King 2020 and 2021. The theme…

On Tuesday 12 November, the final Sydney Veritas Dinner for 2019 was held at Rosary Lodge, Strathfield NSW. It was the first-ever ‘catastrophic fire day’ in Sydney and we fully expected fewer participants. Not so! Rather we had a full…

Seven members from the Catholic community in Australia formed a Delegation to travel to PNG to see first hand the situation for those seeking asylum/refugee status, so that in returning to Australia we could advocate further for them. Manus Island detention…

Trish Madigan was one of the nine women featured when, Darlinghurst Theatre Company ran its world premiere of the landmark production - I'm With Her. Directed by Victoria Midwinter Pitt. I'm With Her is a compelling collection of real-life stories from remarkable Australian…

Each year our Dominican communities remember their deceased Sisters and Brothers buried in cemeteries along the eastern Australian coast, in the Solomon Islands, and in Rome and Budapest. This anniversary takes place around 8 November. "Eternal rest grant to them, O…

Fr Alfred, Salesian Leader, and the newly elected president of the Federation of Religious Men and Women for PNG and the Solomon Islands, met with the executive of Solomon Islands Religious at Prouilhe Convent, Henderson on  19th October. Our sisters,…

This year, CRA will hold its National Day of Sorrow and Promise on Sunday 20 October, to mark the anniversary of the National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse, delivered by the Prime Minister in October…

Sisters from Hobart gathered in Melbourne for a Workshop on Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults.                 The Training session is part of the Dominican Sisters’ commitment to building a culture of safeguarding for all children and vulnerable adults in the Catholic Church…