Mike and Alicia Hernon. Photo: Supplied. Catholic parents across Sydney are being invited to invest some quality time in the future of their families through a two-day Messy Families course and retreat on 8–9 May held at St Peter Chanel and St Joseph’s Parish, Berala. The event forms part of the Archdiocese of Sydney’s Messy Family Project […]
ST THOMAS CHALDEAN CATHEDRAL, BOSSLEY PARK, 21 APRIL 2026 Your Beatitude, Your Eminence, Your Excellencies, Reverend Fathers and Sisters, brothers and sisters in Christ, On behalf of the (Latin) Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and the Catholic Bishops of Australia, it is my bitter-sweet duty—bitter-sweet like Dahinia or Zane Zane or Dolma—to welcome and farewell His […]
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP with Bishop Daniel Meagher. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2026 Next week, the Synod of Sydney will gather Catholics from different parishes, communities and chaplaincies alongside those from health, welfare, and education sectors within our archdiocese to respond to grass-roots longings that emerged over years of consultation. The three repeated and Holy Spirit-inspired longings were for more prayerful liturgies, […]
The Archdiocese of Sydney has launched a new video introducing the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), as more people enquire about and enter the Catholic Church across Australia. The short resource offers a simple, accessible guide for those considering the journey of faith, responding to growing interest alongside uncertainty about the process of […]
In imitation of the celebration of Our Lady of Fatima each year in Portugal, three children were chosen to process as the shepherd seers. White handkerchiefs were waved by crowds farewelling Our Lady from the forecourt. Photo: Giovanni Portelli When hundreds of candles stream around the forecourt of St Mary’s Cathedral on the evening of 16 May, […]
St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, 19 April 2026 The reality show Shark Tank has had six Australian seasons so far. Its premise is simple: everyday people are given the chance to persuade a panel of multi-millionaires (called ‘sharks’) to invest in their business idea. Each contestant has only a few minutes to make their case and […]
The Archdiocese of Sydney has held two formation nights ahead of the Sydney Synod, which will take place from 30 April to 3 May. Synod working party members Bishop Daniel Meagher, Sr Anastasia Reeves OP, and Sydney Centre for Evangelisation director Daniel Ang addressed the gatherings at St Mary’s Cathedral College Hall, outlining the aims […]
The Annunciation. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. This is the edited text for the Homily of the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, 25 March 2026 at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney. Every now and then, a single sentence captures an historical moment. We think: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” “I […]
Divine Mercy being celebrate at St Luke’s Parish in Revesby with the relic of St Faustina being displayed alongside the Blessed Sacrament on the altar. Photo: Patrick J Lee. St Luke’s Parish in Revesby marked Divine Mercy Sunday on 12 April with Mass, Eucharistic Adoration and veneration of a first-class relic of St Faustina Kowalska, six months […]
Chaldean Archbishop Amel Nona, now elected Patriarch Mar Paul III Nona, pictured in his presbytery in 2021. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © Archbishop Amel Nona, leader of the Chaldean Catholic Diocese of St Thomas the Apostle in Australia and New Zealand, has been elected Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The Synod of Bishops elected Archbishop Nona on 12 […]
St Mary’s Cathedral will celebrate an Anzac Day vigil Mass on 24 April. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. St Mary’s Cathedral will host veterans, defence personnel and their families on the eve of Anzac Day, with a vigil Mass commemorating the service and sacrifice of Australia’s armed forces. The Mass in Sydney will be celebrated by Archbishop […]
Richie Leilua with his wife Mary and their daughter Photo: Supplied. When Richard ‘Richie’ Leilua sits down with his wife Mary, for what he now calls their “family board meeting,” he thinks about the parents he no longer has. His mother died 11 years ago. His father, 13 years ago. Raising a family without them and their lived wisdom passed across […]
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, as seen from Baabda April 8, 2026. As the ceasefire between the United States and Iran risked collapsing due to disagreements, Israel pressed on with its attack on alleged Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, killing at least 254 people and wounding hundreds more. (OSV […]
A young altar server raises a palm frond during Palm Sunday Mass at Gaza City’s Holy Family Church March 29, 2026. (OSV News photo/Dawoud Abu Alkas, Reuters) This is the edited text of the Homily for the Solemn Mass of Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Year A on 29 March, 2026 at […]
Berala procession for the launch of Eucharist28. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography 2025 There is something unmistakable about a Catholic procession moving through the streets. Neighbours stop. Questions get asked. Something stirs. That peaceful, prayerful, public witness is exactly what Tania Rimac wants more Sydney parishes to experience, and a new online workshop from the Sydney Centre for […]
