Former parish council chairman Hugh De Lapp and his wife Lorraine, of St Christopher’s, were honoured for their extensive catechetical and evangelisation support. Photo: Mat De Sousa Within the two months of arriving to Sydney as the priests of St Joseph’s parish in Moorebank, Somascan Frs Mathew Velliyamkandathil CRS and Chris de Sousa CRS were […]
Construction for the Sydney Archdiocese’s new archives building has officially begun. L-R: Chris Meney, Chancellor, CAS; Jobelle Magno, Digital Records Specialist; Eliza Tome, Digital and Archival Information Assistant; Theresa Schaefer, Assistant Archivist; Lienntje Cornelissen, Archives Manager; Bishop Daniel Meagher. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. The site of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney’s new archives building is officially under […]
St Pier Giorgio Frassati. Photo: Picryl.com. This is the edited text of the Homily for Mass of the Memorial of St John Vianney — in the Company of St Catherine of Siena, Bld Fra Angelico and St Pier Giorgio Frassati Youth Pilgrimage for the Jubilee of Hope Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Rome, 4 […]
Antonella and Daniel Mifsud on their wedding day. Photo: Supplied. For Antonella and Daniel Mifsud, Life Marriage and Family (LMF) Sunday is a chance to remember what matters most. “It’s an opportunity to renew our marriage vows, and it’s a time for reflection on our marriage,” said Antonella. The Life, Marriage and Family Sunday Mass […]
Amanda (far left), Joanna (third from right) and Lisa (far right) with friends who attended the retreat. Photo: Supplied. Anticipation is building for the Anointed Women’s Conference on 27 September, particularly among the many women transformed by their experience at this year’s Women’s Lenten Retreat also organised by the Catholic Women’s Network (CWN) with the […]
Throughout August and September, the Parish Renewal Team within the Sydney Centre for Evangelisation held workshops to help parish pastoral councils in their vital work supporting Sydney parishes. With the theme: ‘Foundations for Effective Parish Pastoral Councils’, The Catholic Weekly attended the second of three workshop nights, held on 11 September. The 13 parishes from […]
The funeral Mass held in Our Lady of Fatima Church where Monsignor Kerry Bayada was farewelled. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 Monsignor Kerry Bayada was farewelled on Tuesday, 16 September in a touching service held in the parish he served faithfully for 30 years. Tens of mourners paid their respects to the late […]
IMAGE: Freepik Labor is favoured to win Saturday’s by-election for the NSW State seat of Kiama. But the crowded field of 13 candidates, its turbulent recent history, and changing demographics make the result unpredictable. The Labor government of Chris Minns is two seats short of a majority and has to rely on crossbenchers to pass […]
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims from the popemobile after celebrating the canonization Mass of Sts. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sept. 7, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS). The greatest risk in life is to waste it by not seeking […]
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 31 AUGUST 2025 “Selfie museums” are a curious invention of our age. Carefully staged spaces, filled with colour, mirrors, artworks, monumental or scenic backdrops, they are designed for a singular purpose: to take an attention-grabbing photo of yourself. Unlike traditional galleries that invite us to contemplate something other than ourselves, selfie […]
Archbishop Christopher Prowse, pictured earlier this year. Photo: Paul Osborne ACBC. In 1950, Catholic bishops issued On Immigration, a landmark pastoral letter urging the community to offer generosity to those seeking to make Australia their new home. Seventy-five years on, Australia’s Catholic bishops have issued Under the Southern Cross: A Journey of Faith and Unity. […]
This is “Christ’s Appearance to Mary Magdalene After the Resurrection” by the Russian painter Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov. Because Mary’s heart has been turned toward Christ through conversion and repentance, she becomes one of his most fervent, faithful disciples. (CNS photo/Wikimedia Commons) This is the edited text for the Homily of the Mass for the Feast […]
Bede Alexander, founder of Fit for the Kingdom. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 For Bede Alexander, the 23-year-old founder of “Fit for the Kingdom,” the Camino of St Joseph is both the rarest and most perfect of Catholic men’s events that unite mind, soul and body. “Fit for the Kingdom” is an apostolate […]
St Peter Chanel Primary School celebrated 100 years of education. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 St Peter Chanel Primary School in Regents Park recently celebrated (8 August) its centenary with a gala dinner for parents, friends and supporters at The Renaissance Lidcombe. About 700 people attended chief executive officer of Catholic Schools NSW […]
Bishop Tony shared both his vocational journey and his passion for making St John Paul II’s Theology of the Body (TOB) accessible to all. Photo: Supplied. On Saturday 9 August, many gathered in St Mary’s Cathedral’s Chapter Hall in Sydney for the Love, Sex & the Body: Unlearning the Lies event—an afternoon of honest and engaging […]
