Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament at St Anne’s in Bondi. Photo: Patrick J Lee A flourishing sacred music program at the Catholic parishes of Bondi is drawing growing congregations, talented young musicians and worshippers from across Sydney to the St Patrick’s church 10am Sunday Mass. Led by director of music Michael Murphy and supported by parish priest Fr Robbie, the program […]
A statue of St. Anthony of Padua and the Christ Child is carried in procession following a Mass celebrated on the saint’s feast day at St. Anthony of Padua Church in the Soho section of New York City June 13, 2024. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) Greater Sydney will host first class relics of the […]
St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, 31 May 2026 By now I trust that many of you will already have seen and the rest of you will have booked to see the Sistine Chapel Revelations immersive exhibition in our Cathedral Square. Everyone delights in Michelangelo’s mesmerising ceiling, including his famous Creation of Adam. Likewise, his sprawling Last […]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Auxiliary Bishop Tony Percy. Photo: Supplied. The In Lumine Fidei Gala Dinner delivered a landmark result for the restoration of Sydney’s mother church. Sydney’s Catholic community gathered in force at the Sofitel Wentworth on 9 May for the In Lumine Fidei Gala Dinner, raising $1.2 million toward the restoration of St […]
The Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Charles Balvo reads the papal bull proclaiming the new bishop’s appointment. PHOTO: Diocese of Rockhampton Bishop Daniel Meagher has been installed as the 11th Bishop of Rockhampton in a packed ceremony at St Joseph’s Cathedral. Presided over by Brisbane Archbishop Shane Mackinlay, the occasion on the morning of 28 May marked a “day of great celebration” for […]
Bishops Commission for Life, Family and Public Engagement chair, Archbishop Peter Comensoli, said artificial intelligence was driving a new industrial revolution. PHOTO: ACBC Pope Leo XIV has released his first teaching letter, an encyclical titled Magnifica humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”). Addressed to all humanity, it is a reflection on what it means to protect and preserve […]
Copies of “Magnifica Humanitas” are seen at the Vatican’s Synod Hall May 25, 2026, the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy, which focuses on the rise of artificial intelligence. PHOTO: OSV News/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media By Fr Joseph Parisi An encyclical is a pastoral letter addressed by the pope to the whole church. Encyclical […]
Pope Leo XIV smiles as he attends the presentation of “Magnifica Humanitas” at the Vatican’s Synod Hall May 25, 2026, the first encyclical of his papacy, which focuses on the rise of artificial intelligence. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) VATICAN CITY (OSV News). Pope Leo XIV called for vigilance as he spoke at the Vatican […]
Pallazo Cardinal Cesi, Rome, 22 May 2026 Your Eminence Fernando Cardinal Filoni, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem; Avvocato Giuseppi Pugliesi Alibrandi, General Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State; Your Excellency Hon. Keith Pitt, Australian Ambassador to the Holy See; Your Excellency Most Rev. Richard Umbers, […]
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at the launch of Sistine Chapel: Revelations immersive exhibition in Sydney on 15 May 2026. PHOTO: Giovanni Portelli Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher OP has launched Sistine Chapel: Revelations, a major immersive exhibition bringing the Vatican masterpiece to the forecourt of Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral. “Thanks to a calculated risk and […]
St Mary’s Cathedral Forecourt, Sydney, 15 May 2026 Lord Mayor, Lords episcopal, Reverend fathers and sisters, distinguished guests, archdiocesan officials, friends all: In The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects published in 1550, the father of art history, Giorgio Vasari, tells us of a great mischief hatched in Rome earlier in that […]
Dominican sisters with Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP. Photo: Patrick J Lee. This is the edited text of the homily given by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP for the Mass of the fourth Sunday of Easter Year A for Consecrated Life at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney 26 April 2026. Sheep and goats. They were crucial for Ancient […]
Hundreds of Sydney families have been gifted a rare and lasting encounter with two of the world’s most respected Catholic voices on marriage and family life, Mike and Alicia Hernon, the Ohio-based co-hosts of the enormously popular Messy Family Project podcast. Between 8 and 12 May, the couple swept through the archdiocese in a whirlwind speaking […]
Bishop Tony Percy at his episcopal ordination. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 The third annual Tim Fischer Oration for Ethics in Public and Political Life, founded by Bishop Tony Percy, will be held in Rosehill Gardens in Sydney’s west on 17 June. Named after Liberal Party Deputy Prime Minister from 1996-1999, the oration honours Fischer’s strong Catholic faith and civic convictions. This year’s speaker is Dr Mary […]
Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney, 9 May 2026 Your Excellency Governor Beasley and Mr Wilson, Prime Minister Albanese and Ms Haydon, Minister Prue Carr representing the Premier, Sir Peter and Lady Cosgrove, bishops, clergy, distinguished guests, generous sponsors, friends one and all: welcome, and thank you for being here tonight. On 15 April 2019 the world watched […]
