Mary MacKillop, Edmund Rice and Catherine McAuley made significant contributions to the development of the Catholic Church in early Australian settlements.
'Mary MacKillop, co-founder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, is born in Brunswick St, Fitzroy, Melbourne to Scottish immigrants Alexander and Flora MacKillop...'
'Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice, was a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist. Edmund was the founder of two religious institutes of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers...'
'The story of the Sisters of Mercy in Australia and Papua New Guinea begins in Ireland on December 12, 1831 when Catherine McAuley, along with two companions, Anna Maria Doyle and Elizabeth Harley, professed their vows and became the first Sisters of Mercy...'
'The article offers information on the role of sister Catherine McAuley for the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. Topics discussed include hospitals and health systems the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas; celebrated the 175th anniversary of their arrival in Pittsburgh..'
'On December 12, 1831 Catherine McAuley founded the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland. Her original intention had been to gather like-minded companions and devote her considerable inheritance to serving the poor, especially women and children...'