Opening of Christmas at the Cathedral 2025. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 Amidst one of the darkest weeks in Sydney’s history, the opening night of Christmas at the […]
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Dec
2025
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Dec
2025
A little boy will lead them
Preaching of St John the Baptist by Domenico Ghirlandaio, between 1486 and 1490. Photo: Wikimedia Commons During the week before Christmas, as we celebrate with the Christmas at the Cathedral […]
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Dec
2025
REMARKS FOR REMEMBRANCE SERVICE FORBONDI TERRORIST ATTACK
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL FORECOURT, SYDNEY, 17 DECEMBER 2025 Dear friends, we gather this evening in what should be a season of joy, feeling a great weight of sadness; our celebration […]
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Dec
2025
Feast of Immaculate Conception celebrated with torchlight procession
More than 200 people took part in a torchlight procession from Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Earlwood, to the Grotto of the Society of Our Lady of Lourdes. Photo: Supplied […]
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Dec
2025
Carols bring the Christmas spirit to Sydney
Holy Family Maroubra’s 22nd annual Christmas Carols with Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP on 14 December. Photo: Giovanni Portelli Portelli In the lead up to the Nativity of the Lord, parishes […]
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Dec
2025
TERRORIST ATTACK ON SYDNEY’S JEWISH COMMUNITY MUST LEAD TO CHANGE
A Statement from the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Most Rev. Anthony Fisher OP Monday, 15 December 2025 We all share in profound grief and righteous anger following last night’s terrorist attack […]
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Dec
2025
Arlette Bowen, founder of Lumen Verum Apologetics, steps down after 30 years
Founder of Lumen Verum Apologetics Arlette Bowen receives her Dempsey Medal in July 2018. PHOTO: PATRICK J LEE The parish of St Michael the Archangel, Belfield, formally farewells Mrs Arlette Bowen, […]
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Dec
2025
Antisemitism ‘must stop,’ says Archbishop Fisher OP following deadly Bondi Beach shootings
Police officers arrive at St. Vincent’s Hospital following a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney Dec. 14, 2025. Two gunmen targeted Jewish beachgoers at an event celebrating the first […]
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Dec
2025
Terrorist attack on Sydney’s Jewish community must lead to change
Police officers arrive at St. Vincent’s Hospital following a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney Dec. 14, 2025. Two gunmen targeted Jewish beachgoers at an event celebrating the first […]
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Dec
2025
A landmark year for Life, Marriage and Family
Danial at the Rite of Election Mass. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 In 2025, the Life, Marriage and Family (LMF) team witnessed a vibrant renewal of faith and commitment, as […]