-
Yesterday, Pope Francis sent a telegram of condolences to Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, expressing his sadness at the news of his passing, and Pell’s closeness to the Dean and the entire College of Cardinals. Pope Francis recalled Pell’s “consistent and committed witness, his...
-
Cardinal Pell was a key figure of the Australian Catholic Church, the international Catholic Church and was fundamentally involved in the establishment of Australian Catholic University (ACU). Since the 1970s Cardinal Pell held more than 20 significant leadership positions in Catholic higher education in Australia. Cardinal Pell was...
-
A statement from Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, President, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference: “It was with great sadness that I learned of the unexpected death of Cardinal George Pell in Rome on Tuesday evening (Rome time). Cardinal Pell provided strong and clear leadership within the Catholic Church in Australia, as...
-
In his homily at the Requiem Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Pope Francis commends his predecessor into the loving hands of God the Father, and prays that his joy may now be complete as he contemplates the Lord face to face. “Father, into your hands I commend...
-
Sr Nathalie Becquart, the Vatican’s most influential female, is coming to Australia for a whirlwind tour in February 2023 and will be holding public forums and lectures in Sydney and Melbourne....
-
The newest agency of the Diocese of Parramatta, Catholic Diocese of Parramatta Limited (CDPSL), had an extraordinary year in 2022, following two difficult COVID impacted years....
-
The Diocese of Parramatta celebrated its first official Mass for our deceased clergy on Friday 25 November 2022 at St Bernadette’s Parish, Castle Hill....