established a palliative care unit. It is the first home-based palliative care unit for the terminally ill in Pakistan. The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Victoria, through its overseas development initiatives, is providing ongoing financial support for McCulloch's health and educational programs. In October 2012, the head of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, Archbishop Rino Fisichella launched Parts I and II of the Catholic Catechism in Urdu. McCulloch was involved in its translation from 2004 to 2012. Along with Emmanuel Neno this work was completed in 2014. The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization has approved the Urdu translation and authorised its publication. The translation took 13 years to complete. Award On 15 February 2012, the President of Pakistan approved conferment of Sitara class of the Nishan-e-Quaid-i-Azam on McCulloch for his services to Pakistan in health and education. On 25 March 2012, more than 600 people gathered at St Anthony's Church in Karachi for a special Mass to celebrate Sister John Berchmans Conway RJM and McCulloch receiving the country's highest civilian award. McCulloch has been transferred to Rome and is serving as the Procurator General of the Society of St Columban. On 9 May 2012, McCulloch was inducted into the St Bede's Old Collegians Hall of Fame. References 1946 births People from Alexandra, Victoria 20th-century Australian Roman Catholic priests 21st-century Pakistani Roman Catholic priests Australian emigrants to Pakistan Australian Roman Catholic missionaries Catholic University of America alumni Living people Recipients of the Nishan-e-Quaid-i-Azam People from Karachi Roman Catholic missionaries in Pakistan Roman Catholic medical missionaries Missionary educators 20th-century Pakistani Roman Catholic priests