Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay leading the procession. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2026 About 130 students and staff joined a Mass and Eucharistic procession at the University of Sydney on Thursday 24 September, launching the archdiocesan chaplaincies’ preparations for the 2028 International Eucharistic Congress. Bishop Tony Percy and Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay led the procession, taking […]
Ask a first-timer what set the Be Not Afraid Men’s Conference apart and the answer may surprise you. Not the speakers or the program, but the sound of 400 men singing the Ave Maria. “Because of the depth of a man’s voice, there’s a beauty in that,” he said. “You feel strength and unity here […]
Bishop Richard Umbers leading Eucharistic procession with Shire schools. Photo: Courtesy of Sydney Catholic Schools. More than 350 students from four Sydney Catholic Schools walked with parishioners through Cronulla on Friday 18 September for an inaugural Eucharistic Procession. The event brought together school and parish communities from the Sutherland Shire as they began their local […]
Archbishop Fisher preaches for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on 2 April 2026 at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: The Catholic Weekly/Giovanni Portelli EXCLUSIVE-Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has called on the NSW Government to withdraw public funding from Divine Playhouse organisers after the controversial arts venture announced three events at the Museum of Contemporary […]
The Archdiocese of Sydney officially launched its pilgrimage to World Youth Day Seoul on 20 September. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. The Archdiocese of Sydney officially launched its pilgrimage to World Youth Day Seoul on 20 September, bringing young Catholics together in the heart of the city to begin their journey towards the global gathering. The launch […]
Fr de Sousa blessed the community and entrusted the shrine to God. Photo: Mat De Sousa/Somascan Movement Australia Facebook page Hundreds of families from Sydney’s south-west made a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy, Penrose Park, for a retreat day centred on the importance of community life. Held on the Feast of the […]
St Mary’s Cathedral Hall, Sydney, 19 September 2026 A reading from the First Letter of St John: Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the desires of […]
Fr Rob Galea performing for the inaugural Empower Night: Towards Eucharist28. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2026 More than 400 Sydney Catholic Schools staff, parents and community members gathered at Canterbury Leagues Club for an evening of prayer, formation and fellowship inspired by Jesus Christ’s real presence in the Eucharist. Held on 9 September, […]
Peter Enriquez, Janet Rahme, Catherine Ong and Marelene Whitton were honoured for dedicated service during the annual ‘MooreWorthy’ parish dinner held at Liverpool Catholic Club on 5 September. Photo: Mat De Sousa. For over 47 years, Marelene Whitton has dedicated her time and energy towards her parish community of St Joseph’s Moorebank. Whether it is […]
Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary in Mulgoa. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. A thousand Catholics from across Sydney celebrated the hundredth birthday of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary in Mulgoa on 13 September. The Schoenstatt movement was founded by Fr Joseph Kentenich in Germany in 1914, and the Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Sisters was established in October […]
Macquarie and UNDA students pose with the Archbishop after the Archbishop Debating Cup Final. Photo: Alex Woolnough. The University of Notre Dame Australia triumphed over Macquarie University in the 2026 Archbishop Debating Cup Final, held at St Mary’s Cathedral Chapter Hall on 10 September. Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP adjudicated the student debate, which centered on […]
rchbishop Anthony Fisher OP presents the Archbishop’s Award for Student Excellence to students from Sydney Catholic secondary schools at St Mary’s Cathedral. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2026 Fifty-two students from across Sydney’s Catholic secondary schools have been presented with the Archbishop’s Award for Student Excellence, recognising their contributions to faith, leadership and service in […]
Mt Schoenstatt Shrine, Mulgoa, 13 September 2026 Twenty-five years ago this week, the September 11 terrorist attacks took the lives of 3,000 people, while the rest of the world looked on in horror. In the days that followed, people rarely seen in church came in droves, looking for somewhere to put their numbness and grief, […]
St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, 11 September 2026 Most Catholic schools are named for a patron saint, and so the staff, students and wider community can look to a particular life of heroic virtue for inspiration. But what of a college named after an object, the Holy Cross? What does it mean to take your name […]
We can live justly, tenderly, and humbly with our God. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. This is the edited text of the Homily for Mass on Monday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time (Year 2) at the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia Retreat, Motherhouse Nashville Tn., 20 July 2026. It’s one of the most iconic lines in cinematic history. […]
