Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at the Day of the Unborn Child procession on 14 April. Photo: Giovanni Portelli This is the edited text of the homily given by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at Mass of the Third Sunday of Easter Year B and Day of the Unborn Child at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, 14 April […]
Image: Pexels The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney will host a Vigil Mass and prayer service this Saturday evening for victims of, and those impacted by, the stabbing attack at Westfield Bondi Junction last weekend. Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney Most Rev. Bishop Richard Umbers will conduct the special services, open to the entire community, inviting […]
The stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and Father Isaac Royel is shocking and has caused distress to many in the community.
Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2024 The stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and Father Isaac Royel is shocking and has caused distress to many in the community. Houses of prayer have traditionally been places of peace and solace, refuge and sanctuary and so the video footage of the attack upon a religious leader […]
Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2024 Today we celebrate life. The wonderful gift that is every human life. We celebrate each new human being conceived in the womb. The Day of the Unborn is celebrated close to the Feast of the Annunciation, the moment when Christ, the Son of God, was conceived in the […]
עֲלֵיכֶם שָׁלוֹם Shalom aleichem. Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν Eirēnē humin. Pax vobiscum. Peace be with you. So Jesus greets His disciples in today’s Gospel (Lk 24:35-48) and His other post-resurrection appearances (Jn 20:19,21,26). It was, of course, His customary greeting, blessing and farewell…
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Giovanni Portelli In the wake of the horrific knife attack on Saturday in Bondi Junction, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP of Sydney has mourned the victims and recommitted the Archdiocese of Sydney to life, which “demands our reverence and protection, especially when most vulnerable.” The archbishop made […]
Emergency services are seen at Bondi Junction after multiple people were stabbed inside the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney, Saturday, 13 April 2024. (AAP Image/Steven Saphore) Pope Francis has expressed his “spiritual closeness” with Australia after 40-year-old Joel Cauchi killed six people in a knife rampage at Bondi Junction Westfield on Saturday, with […]
Newly-consecrated Oil of the Sick, Oil of Catechumens (for baptisms) and Oil for Holy Chrism. Photo: Giovanni Portelli Liquid gold. Homer’s ancient name for olive oil[i] has made a comeback, following a surge in prices across the Mediterranean.[ii] Drought and a bacterial infection have seen global production fall this past year and the price of […]
Four members of the Sisters of Life, including two Aussie-born sisters, are visiting Sydney in April. Photo: Supplied The Sisters of Life are coming to Sydney this month to bring young adults their unique energy and insights from their life of prayer and mission. Sr Mary Grace SV, well-known to many Sydney Catholics as a […]