Catholic Weekly - Archdiocese News
Feb 05, 2025
From those aided by wheelchairs or walking sticks to babes in arms, hundreds of faithful gathered at St Joachim’s at Lidcombe on Sunday for a candlelit procession through the streets in honour of Our Lady of Good Success. The celebration followed an evening Mass for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, celebrated by […]
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Feb 04, 2025
Cameron Fradd with Fr Anthony Robbie at St Patrick’s Bondi Parish. Photo: Bondi Catholic Parish. Reminiscing about the time she broke a boy’s nose for using the word “girl” as an insult, Cameron Fradd had the 200 women packed into St Patrick’s church in Bondi hanging onto every word. Her topic? Being a virtuous woman. […]
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Feb 04, 2025
Participants of the coaching day for Alpha, with Tania Rimac from the Parish Renewal Team pictured centre. Photo: Supplied. On 1 February, 70 passionate participants of Alpha from across the Sydney archdiocese, gathered for a dedicated coaching day, looking for guidance and training to become Alpha leaders of their parishes. “Equipping Parishes for Mission with […]
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Feb 03, 2025
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP celebrating Mass for the opening of the academic year at the Seminary of the Good Shepherd. PHOTO: Alphonsus Fok The Seminary of the Good Shepherd has welcomed its largest intake of first-year seminarians since 2017. The seminary received 14 first year students into its ranks, bringing the total number of men […]
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Jan 29, 2025
The Emmaus program is for women aged 18 and above, in a “season of need”—whether they’re young professionals starting their careers, church leaders facing burnout, or mothers feeling isolated at home. Photo: Giovanni Portelli. The Catholic Women’s Network is making a final call for women seeking guidance, support, and wisdom to join its transformative Emmaus Program, […]
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Jan 28, 2025
Participants of the Theology of the Body course 2025. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 The last thing one would expect to hear is hip hop artist Lil Wayne on a five-day immersion course exploring the writings of St Pope John Paul II on gender, marriage and family. But a video clip from the […]
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Jan 22, 2025
Matt and Cameron Fradd. Photo: Screenshot from Facebook. The Archdiocese of Sydney is set to welcome renowned Catholic couple Matt and Cameron Fradd for a special “Parents Night Out” event on Wednesday, 5 February, from 7-9pm. Marking the first time the couple will present together in Australia, Sydney parents are invited for a night immersed […]
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Jan 22, 2025
St Joseph Camino. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2024 The Sydney Centre for Evangelisation (SCE) is gearing up to welcome 1,000 men for its annual St Joseph Camino Walk in the picturesque Sutherland Shire for the largest annual men’s pilgrimage in Australia. Registrations are now open for the event, which has blossomed from a […]
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Jan 21, 2025
Bill Donaghy. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 When young couple Kasper Green* and Ellie Johnson stumbled across an open invitation to The Way of Wonder talk at St Joachim’s in Lidcombe on 18 January, little did they know just how transformative the evening would be for them. For the 19-year-old students, deeply in […]
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Jan 14, 2025
Hundreds of Catholics joined a procession of a statue of Our Lady at St Joachim’s Lidcombe to honour her 2 February feast day in 2024. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2024. Sydney Catholics will honour Our Lady with an evening Mass and candlelight procession beginning at 7pm on Sunday 2 February at St Joachim’s […]
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