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Today’s readings are full of common sense. A good tree produces good fruit. A bad tree produces bad fruit. You don’t pick figs from thorns, nor grapes from brambles. In a shaken sieve the rubbish is left behind, so too the defects of a person appear in his talk....
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Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher has served as the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, often referred to as the Vatican’s foreign minister, for 10 years. In this exclusive interview with America on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 22, before news of the pope’s respiratory crisis was known, he discussed the...
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Signs of the times. As Trumpism distorts truth and history, Catholics face a critical choice. The church must resist this assault on facts and morality, reclaiming its role as a truth-telling institution amid rising authoritarianism....
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You are warmly invited to join us for the Holy Spirit Seminary Commencement Mass on Sunday, 2 March, at St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta....
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The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has welcomed the appointment by Pope Francis yesterday evening of a new Bishop of Armidale....
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News & Events Weekly Update
News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond...
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Like all human institutions, the Church has often failed. But it is more than its failures, and much more than the endless quarrels over Vatican II or the papacy or sexual morality. It is first and foremost about the belief that “Christ has been raised,” and that those who...
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In a powerful personal reflection, Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv will reveal his experience with the atrocities of the Vietnam War to mark its 50th anniversary. Hosted by the Australian Catholic Historical Society (ACHS), the event will be held on Sunday 16 March 2025 at 2pm....
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Sydney – Thursday, 20 February 2025 – Under the patronage of Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, and in collaboration with the Parliamentary Friends of Lebanon, the Australian Lebanese Friendship Committee, and the Lebanese community in Australia, a remarkable celebration took place on Thursday 20 February at the NSW Parliament House...