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Two years on since the release of the liturgical worship book titled Catholic Worship Book II (CWB II), the National Liturgical Music Board (NLMB) continues to provide resources for Australian Catholics from the richness of the Catholic tradition and contemporary compositions. NLMB, an advisory board under the Bishops...
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You aren’t allowed to use contraception. It’s morally wrong. Condoms aren’t allowed and promote moral decay. Sexual intercourse outside of marriage is really wrong, a gravely immoral act. Abortion is murder. As a Catholic, I got this message. And as a teenager, I couldn’t care less. In fact,...
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On 19 July 2013, the then Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O’Neill, signed the regional resettlement agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea. The agreement, a follow-up on the Joint Partnership Declaration signed in May 2013, was for any future maritime...
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In Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis reminds us that “we need to return to the message of the encyclical Humanae Vitae”. (82) How are we to understand this call? I think the key is to be found in the Pope’s recent statement to doctors that “the Church is for...
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Weekly News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond...
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Kopel Gibuma has become the first Torres Strait Islander to be ordained to the Diaconate in the Catholic Church.
The ordination was celebrated by Cairns Bishop James Foley, together with Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of our Lady of the Southern Cross, Monsignor Harry Entwistle and took place at St...
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Vatican officials on Tuesday set out to rescue these forgotten religious sites, and the artistic and sacred treasures they contain, by issuing guidelines on how to address their disposition.
We’re all familiar with the secularization that’s swept over the West, alienating many from the Catholic faith and leaving empty pews...
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Pope Francis will attend the next World Youth Day event, set to take place in Panama on 22-27 January 2019, according to the Holy See Press Office....
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Christians and Muslims: From Competition to Collaboration Dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters, In his Providence, God the Almighty has granted you the opportunity to observe anew the fasting of Ramadan and to celebrate ‘Id al-Fitr. The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue appreciates the importance of this month and...
Two years on since the release of the liturgical worship book titled Catholic Worship Book II (CWB II), the National Liturgical Music Board (NLMB) continues to provide resources for Australian Catholics from the richness of the Catholic tradition and contemporary compositions. NLMB, an advisory board under the Bishops...
You aren’t allowed to use contraception. It’s morally wrong. Condoms aren’t allowed and promote moral decay. Sexual intercourse outside of marriage is really wrong, a gravely immoral act. Abortion is murder. As a Catholic, I got this message. And as a teenager, I couldn’t care less. In fact,...
On 19 July 2013, the then Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O’Neill, signed the regional resettlement agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea. The agreement, a follow-up on the Joint Partnership Declaration signed in May 2013, was for any future maritime...
In Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis reminds us that “we need to return to the message of the encyclical Humanae Vitae”. (82) How are we to understand this call? I think the key is to be found in the Pope’s recent statement to doctors that “the Church is for...
Weekly News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond...
Kopel Gibuma has become the first Torres Strait Islander to be ordained to the Diaconate in the Catholic Church. The ordination was celebrated by Cairns Bishop James Foley, together with Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of our Lady of the Southern Cross, Monsignor Harry Entwistle and took place at St...
Vatican officials on Tuesday set out to rescue these forgotten religious sites, and the artistic and sacred treasures they contain, by issuing guidelines on how to address their disposition. We’re all familiar with the secularization that’s swept over the West, alienating many from the Catholic faith and leaving empty pews...
Pope Francis will attend the next World Youth Day event, set to take place in Panama on 22-27 January 2019, according to the Holy See Press Office....
Christians and Muslims: From Competition to Collaboration Dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters, In his Providence, God the Almighty has granted you the opportunity to observe anew the fasting of Ramadan and to celebrate ‘Id al-Fitr. The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue appreciates the importance of this month and...