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 […]
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP giving his Homily at Christmas Mass 2025. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 This is the edited text of the homily for the morning Mass of the Nativity of the Lord at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, 25 December 2025. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” We […]
Mass to commemorate Eileen O’Connor on the 105th anniversary of her death. Photo: Supplied. Dozens of the faithful have braved Sydney’s heat to commemorate Eileen O’Connor on the 105th anniversary of her death. The memory of Our Lady’s Nurses for the Poor (OLN) co-founders O’Connor and Fr Tim McGrath MSC was honoured in the Mass held in St Brigid’s parish in […]
Premier of NSW Chris Minns. The government announced an inquiry by the lower house law and safety committee on 22 December, with comments due by 12 January, and recommendations submitted to parliament by 31 January. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025. The NSW Government’s inquiry into a law banning phrases like “globalise the intifada” should […]
Eileen’s tomb 10 January 2026. Photo: Supplied. Sometimes it’s taking a stroll in a client’s local surroundings, absorbing the environment, and having a conversation. Sometimes it’s a simple coffee catch-up. Sometimes it’s just presence. Eileen O’Connor’s Brown Nurses help disadvantaged people in Sydney to cope with chronic and complex health, cultural and social care challenges. They have been doing it for more than 100 years. Even though she was seriously disabled by a spinal condition, O’Connor […]
Bishop Daniel Meagher confirming the four children. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 Four Aboriginal children were confirmed by Bishop Daniel Meagher at the Reconciliation Church in in La Perouse just before Christmas. The four went through a unique sacramental program designed by the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry (ACM). While their preparation was similar to other programs across […]
Fr Chris de Sousa CRS leading the procession. Photo: Supplied. Hundreds of families from Sydney’s west made the trip to the shrine of Our Lady of Mercy in Penrose Park in celebration of the Feast of the Holy Innocents. The annual visit by parishioners of St Joseph’s Moorebank and St Christopher’s Holsworthy was part of the Somascan Christmas pilgrimage […]
Chris Meney with wife Mary Clare. Photo: Marilyn Rodrigues. Chris Meney has been a steady and trusted presence in the day-to-day life of Sydney’s Catholic community for more than a decade, serving as the first lay chancellor of the Archdiocese of Sydney. Now retiring to spend more time with his large family, he says he and his wife Mary Clare are open […]
Santo Nino has become a focal point for devotion, bringing a centuries-old Filipino tradition to Revesby. Photo: Supplied For the third-year running, St Luke’s Parish in Sydney’s south-west has welcomed the community to celebrate Señor Santo Niño de Cebu, the Holy Child Jesus, on 18 January with a 10am Mass followed by a fiesta. The […]
