Women’s Lenten retreat is a call to deepen intimacy with Christ
Women’s Lenten retreat 2025. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. Each year, more and more women are choosing to step away from the noise of […]
Road to Eucharist28 begins
Year of Prayer promotional poster for the International Eucharistic Congress 2028. Photo: Supplied. In the lead up to the launch
Surge to Catholicism skyrockets as 460 gather for Rite of Election
It was a stiflingly hot day on 22 February, but St Mary’s Cathedral was standing room only at this year’s
Sydney’s Chinese Catholics ring in the lunar new year
St Mary’s Cathedral hosted its first dedicated Lunar New Year celebration. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. Sydney’s Chinese Catholic community has grown
Supporting priests for a ‘second spring’ of faith
Pablo Parajo, current senior seminarian at the Seminary of the Good Shepherd. Photo: Supplied. At an age when most young
HOMILY FOR THE RITE OF ELECTION OF CATECHUMENS AND CANDIDATES
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 22 FEBRUARY 2026 “Always check the terms and conditions.” It’s sage advice that hardly anyone follows.
INTRODUCTION TO MASS FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR 2026
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 21 FEBRUARY 2026 WYan foo, cup jee, cup sing sun jee ming (In the name of
The Lord is still calling: RCIA and the grace of conversion
Entrance for the Rite of Election 2025. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 There are moments in the life
Disciple Diaries: Brendan’s journey from raves and rage to return and renewal
The Catholic Weekly’s 2026 series of Disciple Diaries opens with Brendan Schneider’s remarkable journey from the disorienting lights of Sydney’s early‑2000s rave scene and
Unsure about going to confession? How to take the first steps back to the sacrament
Bishop Daniel Meagher. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. As Lent begins on 18 February, the church once again invites Catholics to return
Sydney’s cost of living crisis strips dignity, say Catholic advocates
Dr Michael Walker, a Social Justice Facilitator for the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney at the local launch event in Lewisham.
Adoration hour opens road to Eucharist28
Year of Prayer promotional poster for the International Eucharistic Congress 2028. Photo: Supplied. Catholics across Australia are invited to remain