Parishioners who helped with the building of the new Grotto at St Michael’s in Belfield, standing in front of the new Grotto. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2026 Hundreds of people gathered in St Michael’s parish in the inner west suburb of Belfield on 15 February for the dedication of a new grotto to […]
A group shot of women at the Lenten retreat held at St Mary’s Cathedral on 16 March, 2024. Photo: Alphonsus Fok As the holy season of Lent unfolds, women across Sydney and beyond are being invited to pause, reflect and deepen their spiritual life at a pair of inspiring retreat days this year. The Dominican […]
Fr Ben Saliba speaking for the anniversary gathering to launch the group’s second year. Photo: Paul A Ahad More than 100 men gathered at St Mary Queen of Heaven Parish, Georges Hall, in Sydney’s southwest for the monthly meeting of the parish men’s group, marking its first anniversary. Members and guests of The Men of Mary […]
The celebration was attended by the Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley, Cardinal Mykola Bychok, and other civic and religious leaders. Photo: www.snapix.com.au The Maronite Eparchy of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania gathered in faith and unity at St Maroun’s Cathedral, Redfern, on Sunday to celebrate the Feast of St Maroun and formally launch the 2026 […]
Youth leaders made a pilgrimage to Mary MacKillop Chapel in North Sydney and the saints’ tomb. PHOTO: Abbel Gaspi With Ash Wednesday approaching, our minds turn to the significance of Lent and how important it is to connect to the faith in the 40 days’ lead up to Christ’s death on the cross. Why not […]
Somascan Fathers celebrating the feast if its founder, St Jerome Emiliani. Photo: Mat De Sousa Despite last weekend’s heavy rain, crowds poured into St Joseph’s Catholic church in Moorebank to celebrate the Solemnity of St Jerome Emiliani, founder of the Somascan Fathers who care for the parish community. Accompanied by traditional hymns dedicated to Mary, […]
Bishop Anthony Percy with the first year seminarians at the Opening Mass for 2026. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. The Seminary of the Good Shepherd in Homebush has welcomed its new students and staff at a Mass to open the seminary year. Held on 8 February and principally celebrated by Bishop Anthony Percy, the seminary welcomed 13 […]
Tania Rimac. leading Alpha Leaders Course last month. Photo: Supplied. As the church in Australia looks toward the 54th International Eucharistic Congress in 2028 (Eucharist28), to be held in Sydney, parishes are being invited to see themselves not just as spectators, but as missionary communities at the very heart of the buildup. That vision drives the upcoming Parish Online Workshop, organised […]
Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minn., chairman of the board of the National Eucharistic Congress Inc., kneels in prayer before the monstrance during Eucharistic adoration at the opening revival night July 17, 2024, of the 10th National Eucharistic Congress at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) “You become what you love.” […]
Divine Liiturgy in the Ukrainian Byzantine rite at St Andrew’s Ukrainian Church. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2026 Around 500 Sydneysiders processed through the streets of Lidcombe last week to honour Our Lady of Good Success and in support of Bridget Sakr’s Heartfelt community. On 7 February, Cardinal Mykola Bychok and Bishop Richard Umbers […]
Left to right: Peter John McGregor, Tracey Rowland, and Kevin Wagner at the launch of Eschatology at the Beginning of the Third Millennium and Introducing Communio Theology held at the University of Notre Dame Australia on 5 February, 2026. Photo: Michael Cook. I was just easing myself into a chair at a book launch for Eschatology […]
St Josephine Bakhita with the staff and pupils of St John Fisher Secondary School in Peterborough. Photo: Flickr.com. This is the edited text of the Homily for Mass for the feast of St Josephine Bakhita at the Chapel of our Lady of the Rosary and St Peter Chanel, Domus Australia, Rome, Tuesday 8 February 2022. […]
Our Lady of Good Success Marian procession 2025. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 Catholics across Sydney are being invited to once again to take to the streets of Lidcombe in prayer, as organiser Bridget Sakr prepares for the third annual Marian procession in honour of the 2 February feast of Our Lady of […]
Members of Mandarin speaking community doing Alpha Coaching Day. Photo: Supplied. Over the weekend of 31 January and 1 February, parishioners from across Sydney and beyond, gathered for Alpha Coaching Days, designed to prepare the next wave of Alpha leaders as missionary disciples at the heart of parish renewal. “Each time a parish prepares to run Alpha, […]
Front cover of the Lenten resource for 2026. Photo: Archdiocese of Sydney. As we prepare to enter Lent this year, the Parish Renewal Team within the Sydney Centre for Evangelisation is delighted to release their new Lenten Companion, themed around the powerful words of Jesus at the Last Supper: “This is my body, given for you.” “Taken from the words […]
