November 2025

Action at COP30 is critical to addressing the threat of climate change

It is ten years since world leaders signed the COP21 Paris Agreement, pledging to reduce the use of fossil fuels so that global warming might be maintained at 1.5 degrees.

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Good Samaritan Sister Meg Kahler elected to key Benedictine role

Good Samaritan Sister Meg Kahler said her election as President of the Benedictine Union of East Asia and Oceania offers opportunities to build connections and mutual support among Benedictine communities.

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Good Sams Foundation launches Philippines Emergency Appeal

The Sisters of the Good Samaritan Foundation has launched an appeal following the destruction caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi, which has battered communities on the island of Negros in the Philippines.

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Pilgrims of hope: International Benedictine Youth Congress

Beneath the Roman sun, surrounded by walls that have sheltered centuries of faith and learning, students and staff from around the world came together for the International Benedictine Youth Congress.

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Rediscovering patience

Drawing on the history of our early Christian church, perhaps a formation in patience is the first step towards the countercultural conversion that underpins all radical change, writes Patricia Gemmell.

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Voice to the Voiceless: a pilgrimage of hope and justice across continents

What began as a documentary idea focusing on the rehabilitation and rehumanisation of incarcerated people soon became something far more personal: a long journey of advocacy, accompaniment and relentless hope.

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Pilgrims of Hope: Transformed through Sacrament and Song

The National Liturgy and Music Conference featured an active Good Samaritan presence, with Sisters and an Oblate hosting workshops in which they shared their love and knowledge of the liturgy.

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