Woman who helped make a saint now gets her own title
Two nuns, including the woman who led the push for Mary MacKillop to be canonised, and a Uniting Church leader are among those to be honoured with Australia Day awards. [more]

Bishops urge government to limit refugee detention
Australia's Catholic bishops have called on the government to limit detention of asylum seekers to a maximum of three months, the church has announced in an Australia Day statement. [more]

Sheila's lengthy service strikes the right note
Playing the organ for a church in Canberra, since 1988, has led Sheila Thompson to being honoured with an Australia Day award in the ACT. [more]

Efforts of aid organisation founders recognised
The founders of two overseas aid organisations are among several Anglicans awarded Australia Day honours this year. [more]

Church history recounted during national day
A neglected but vital chapter of Australian history was recounted at an Australia Day thanksgiving service at a Sunshine Coast church. [more]

Tragic death touches community
Vibrant, energetic and popular, young Elakimu Muteba lived his short life with vigour and joy. [more]

Margaret Court's controversy as she speaks against gay marriage
Australian tennis great and now church leader Margaret Court says she felt victimised and became the target of a relentless hate campaign for airing her views on gay marriage. [more]

Secrecy surrounds sect with a penchant for violence
Despite becoming renowned as an "ultra-secretive, yet hyperactive" Islamist sect seemingly bent on murdering Nigerian Christians and bringing down the young democracy of Africa's most populous nation, no one seems to quite know who Boko Haram is and what can be done about them. [more]