Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney General Hugh McDermott, Bishop Anthony Percy and Senior Vice President Giles Tabeteau. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. St Mary’s Cathedral has hosted the 95th Red Mass commemorating the beginning of the law term, a tradition dating back beyond 1245 in Paris. Attended by law students, politicians, and members of the legal fraternity, it reminds lawyers of […]
Fr Bernie Thomas with the replica icon of the St Damiano Cross. Photo: Tara Kennedy. In a worldwide jubilee year commemorating the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis, Mary Immaculate church in Waverley has unveiled a replica of the famous San Damiano Cross. The original, which hangs in the Basilica of St Clare in […]
When exploring the revolutionary teachings of St John Paul II in his Theology of the Body (TOB), few would expect references to the film Titanic or the song “The Glory of Love.” Yet popular-culture touchstones such as these are one method Dr Christopher West, president of the Theology of the Body (TOB) Institute in the United […]
Young couple dating. Photo: Pexels.com. For years, Alison De Sousa has experienced and heard countless stories about how bleak the dating scene is in Sydney and wanted to do something to fix the culture. She wanted dating to return to the way it once was and the way as Catholics are called to date – […]
In late 2024, a Synod Working Party, commissioned by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP and led by Bishop Daniel Meagher, recommended a diocesan Synod be held in response to three significant and repeated longings: that our liturgies be more prayerful, that our parishes and other church communities be Christ-centred and that our church be mission-oriented. These longings emerged after extensive […]
Moe Turaga with Jessa Royupa and Alison Rahill. Photo: Supplied. The first inquest in Australia into a death linked to modern slavery has highlighted a web of exploitative practices. In her report, which was handed down on 16 January, NSW deputy coroner Rebecca Hosking left no doubt that modern slavery is a reality in […]
Official website for Eucharist28 is now live. Photo: Screenshot of Eucharist28 website. The official website for the International Eucharistic Congress 2028 (Eucharist28) is now live at eucharist28.org. Every parish in the country will be receiving a “Eucharist28 Starter Pack” in the coming weeks, containing a letter from the President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, […]
Flag of Australia. Photo: Supplied. This is the edited text of the homily for the Mass of Australia Day, at the Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, at Domus Australia, 26 January 2026. The Australian national anthem, Advance Australia Fair, was written by Scotsman Peter Dodds McCormick under the pen name Amicus. First performed by […]
Professor Hayden Ramsay, recently appointed President of the Catholic Institute of Sydney. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. Professor Hayden Ramsay was recently appointed President of the Catholic Institute of Sydney, bringing with him decades of experience in philosophy, Catholic higher education, and ecclesial leadership in Australia and abroad. He now joins The Catholic Weekly as a new regular columnist, to tackle life, faith, reason […]
The Eucharistic procession through the streets of Punchbowl to welcome the installation of the St Charbel statue. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2026 Thousands of faithful gathered on Thursday evening, 22 January, for a major public expression of Catholic faith as a solemn Eucharistic procession accompanied the arrival of a huge bronze sculpture depicting […]
CHAPEL OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, DOMUS AUSTRALIA, 26 JANUARY 2026 The Australian national anthem, Advance Australia Fair, was written by Scotsman Peter Dodds McCormick under the pen name Amicus. First performed by the Highland Society on St Andrew’s Day 1878, it was instantly a hit. 23 years later it was sung by a […]
More than a hundred men from across the country made the trek to Our Lady of Mercy Church in Penrose Park for the inaugural Australian Men’s Crusade Conference. Photo: Supplied Braving the cold and heavy rain, more than a hundred men from across the country made the trek to Our Lady of Mercy Church in Penrose Park […]
Claudio Coello, Holy Family. Photo: Picryl.com. This is the edited text of the Homily for a solemn Mass for the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (Year A) and close of the Jubilee year 2025 at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, 28 December 2025. In Rembrandt’s painting of the Holy Family with Angels (1645), […]
More than 500 people filled St Kevin’s Church, Eastwood, on a rain-sodden Saturday night for a moment of collective wonder about the deepest meaning of Christianity and what it means to be human. The mostly young adult crowd had come to hear US-based Theology of the Body speaker and author Christopher West, known world-wide for presenting Christianity in all its embodied glory with frankness about the realities […]
Men carrying a statue of St Joseph as they make their way through the overnight Camino. Photo: GIOVANNI PORTELLI 2025 Sydney’s annual Catholic men’s pilgrimage has gained international recognition, with the Camino of St Joseph featuring in a documentary produced by Shalom World TV. The Camino of St Joseph was conceived by the Life, Family and Marriage team […]
