Jacinta Collins, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP, Scott Ryan and Nicholas Moore. Photo: CSNSW/Giovanni Portelli. Former Senate president Scott Ryan has formally begun his role as executive director of the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC), following a commissioning Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney. Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP presided at the Mass in the cathedral […]
Guests at the annual Iftar Dinner at Cathedral House. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2026 Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has urged faith leaders to unite in hope for a world free of tension and violence, and to persevere in faith, hope and love during a period of global instability. The Archbishop of Sydney was […]
Bishop Toney Percy will be offering a formation session on the second day of the Summit. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 Ask Campbell Evans what keeps him up at night, and the answer comes quickly: the thousands of young Catholics across Sydney who are quietly showing up, leading youth groups, running small groups, […]
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 15 MARCH 2026 In late 2011, economist Steve Hanke and astrophysicist, Richard Conn Henry, produced a new calendar for the modern world. Like the French Revolutionaries of the eighteenth century, their intention was to jettison the Gregorian calendar with its movable feasts and leap years, replacing it with a more ‘rational’ […]
Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral for the launch of Eucharist28. mages by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2026 This is the edited text of the Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent and the launch of the National Year of Prayer for Eucharist28, given by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, on 1 […]
Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral for the launch of Eucharist28. mages by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2026 Just days after Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP launched the Year of Prayer in preparation for Eucharist28, the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney began a series of formation sessions aimed at deepening understanding of Eucharistic adoration across the archdiocese. The […]
New Statue of St Francis at St Dominic’s in Flemington. Photo: Supplied. Pope Leo XIV has declared 2026, the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi, a jubilee year to help Christians around the world follow in the saint’s footsteps. Plenary indulgences are being granted through the usual provisions – sacramental reconciliation, receiving the Eucharist, and praying for the intentions of […]
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, 11 MARCH 2026 عَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ As-salamu alaykum, Peace be with you. Welcome to St Mary’s Cathedral House for our 15th annual Iftar dinner, honouring especially the Muslim community, but bringing together people of many faiths. I thank Lisa Buxton, Executive Officer of Aboriginal Catholic Ministry, and join her in acknowledging the Gadigal […]
Diego Torre, Opera Singer, Sydney, Mexico. Photo: Supplied. Some buildings are merely beautiful. St Mary’s Cathedral is something more: a living inheritance, built by one generation, kept by another. On 9 May, the archdiocese of Sydney is asking which generation you’ll be. A fundraising gala dinner, In Lumine Fidei (“the Light of Faith”), to be held at the Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney, will […]
The evening ended with an hour of Eucharistic Adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Photo: Mat De Sousa Just days after Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP launched the Year of Prayer in preparation for Eucharist28, the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney began a series of formation sessions that aims to grow appreciation for Eucharist Adoration across […]
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 8 MARCH 2026 It’s the most ordinary of errands. A woman from a hot dusty town makes her way to the well, jar in hand, to draw water. The kind of thing that happens every day and is forgotten by evening. Yet this time it will change her life forever. All […]
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL CRYPT, SYDNEY, 6 MARCH 2026 Throughout the Gospels Jesus is referred to as διδάσκαλος (didáskalōs). It’s typically translated Teacher but can mean something richer, like Master Instructor, one who teaches the teachers, forms the minds and hearts of students, and draws out the latent potential of both. Jesus was called didáskalōs by […]
Men praying at Maximus Men’s ministry night. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. In a world saturated with noise, screens and relentless demands, the very idea of silence can feel foreign, especially for men carrying the weight of work, family and constant responsibility. Yet silence, far from being a luxury, may be exactly what the soul needs most. On Saturday, 21 […]
Screenshot of some of the 2026 IEC Workshop attendees. Photo: Screenshot. “The Eucharistic Congress is not just one week in 2028. It starts now.” That was the clear message from the recent parish planning workshop for the International Eucharistic Congress. More than 150 people from across Sydney – clergy, parish leaders, and everyday parishioners – […]
