I’m grateful to be invited to appear before the Committee today on behalf of more than 20 Catholic and Orthodox Bishops of NSW, to express our concerns & those of our people in relation to this bill…
May 01, 2024
Sep 18, 2025
Pastoral Council workshops inspire effective leadership and faith growth
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 […]
Sep 18, 2025
Sydney farewells ‘spirit of the Shire’ Monsignor Kerry Bayada
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, […]
Sep 12, 2025
Faith forum showcases diversity of views in Kiama byelection
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 […]
Sep 08, 2025
New young saints encourage faithful to live life to the full, pope says
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, […]
Aug 31, 2025
HOMILY FOR SOLEMN MASS OF THE TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C)
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 […]
Aug 22, 2025
Australian Catholic bishops renew call to welcome immigrants
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 […]
Aug 21, 2025
Archbishop Fisher homily: St Mary Magdalene the Apostolorum Apostola
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 […]
Aug 20, 2025
Why the Camino of St Joseph is the perfect event for Catholic men
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 […]
Aug 19, 2025
St Peter Chanel celebrates a hundred years of schooling in Regents Park
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 […]
Aug 19, 2025
Theology of the Body event whets appetite for course in January
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 […]