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Saturday 4 March 2017 Attends Breakfast with the Bishop with Catholic Youth at Novotel Sydney, Rooty Hill, at 9.00am. Sunday 5 March 2017 Celebrates Solemn Pontifical Mass for the First Sunday of Lent with the Institution of Lectors at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, at 11.00am. Presides at the Rite...
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Sunday 26 February 2017 Celebrates Solemn Pontifical Mass for the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time with the commencement of the Seminary Academic Year at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, at 11.00am. Celebrates Pontifical Mass for the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time with Tamil Chaplaincy at Sacred Heart Parish, Westmead, at...
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Tuesday 21 February 2017 Appears before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Wednesday 22 February 2017 Concelebrates the Episcopal Ordination of the Most Rev Gregory Homeming OCD as the sixth Bishop of Lismore at St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore, at 7.00pm. Sunday 26 February 2017 Celebrates...
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All members of religious groups deserve the right to not participate in ‘same-sex marriage’ ceremonies if they hold a traditional view of marriage, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) said in a submission released this week. The Australian Senate has established a select committee to examine draft exemptions for...
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One year from today, Friday 9 December 2016, thousands of young people will gather for the final Mass of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival to be held in Sydney from 7 to 9 December 2017. The three-day festival is a youthful and energetic celebration hosted by the Australian Catholic...
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The Year of Youth celebrates 10 years since World Youth Day was hosted in Sydney during 2008. It will focus on the theme, ‘Open New Horizons for Spreading Joy: Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment’. The emphasis is on local discussion and dialogue in parishes, schools, youth groups and dioceses....
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A new independent company has been established by the Catholic Church in Australia to develop, audit and report on compliance with professional standards to protect children and vulnerable people. Catholic Professional Standards (CPS) Limited represents a new national Church response to the importance of safeguarding vulnerable people. It will...
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By Sr Louise McKeogh FMA, Catholic Outlook, November 2016 St Patrick’s Cathedral hall in Parramatta was filled with the sounds of 100 excited Year 9 student leaders on 12 October 2016, all seeking to learn more about creating a place at the table, this year’s Social Justice Statement from...
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Sunday 20 November 2016 Celebrates Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Christ the King at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, at 11.00am. Monday 21 November to Friday 25 November 2016 November Plenary of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. Saturday 26 November 2016 Celebrates Holy Mass of the 1st Sunday of...
Saturday 4 March 2017 Attends Breakfast with the Bishop with Catholic Youth at Novotel Sydney, Rooty Hill, at 9.00am. Sunday 5 March 2017 Celebrates Solemn Pontifical Mass for the First Sunday of Lent with the Institution of Lectors at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, at 11.00am. Presides at the Rite...
Sunday 26 February 2017 Celebrates Solemn Pontifical Mass for the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time with the commencement of the Seminary Academic Year at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, at 11.00am. Celebrates Pontifical Mass for the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time with Tamil Chaplaincy at Sacred Heart Parish, Westmead, at...
Tuesday 21 February 2017 Appears before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Wednesday 22 February 2017 Concelebrates the Episcopal Ordination of the Most Rev Gregory Homeming OCD as the sixth Bishop of Lismore at St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore, at 7.00pm. Sunday 26 February 2017 Celebrates...
All members of religious groups deserve the right to not participate in ‘same-sex marriage’ ceremonies if they hold a traditional view of marriage, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) said in a submission released this week. The Australian Senate has established a select committee to examine draft exemptions for...
One year from today, Friday 9 December 2016, thousands of young people will gather for the final Mass of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival to be held in Sydney from 7 to 9 December 2017. The three-day festival is a youthful and energetic celebration hosted by the Australian Catholic...
The Year of Youth celebrates 10 years since World Youth Day was hosted in Sydney during 2008. It will focus on the theme, ‘Open New Horizons for Spreading Joy: Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment’. The emphasis is on local discussion and dialogue in parishes, schools, youth groups and dioceses....
A new independent company has been established by the Catholic Church in Australia to develop, audit and report on compliance with professional standards to protect children and vulnerable people. Catholic Professional Standards (CPS) Limited represents a new national Church response to the importance of safeguarding vulnerable people. It will...
By Sr Louise McKeogh FMA, Catholic Outlook, November 2016 St Patrick’s Cathedral hall in Parramatta was filled with the sounds of 100 excited Year 9 student leaders on 12 October 2016, all seeking to learn more about creating a place at the table, this year’s Social Justice Statement from...
Sunday 20 November 2016 Celebrates Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Christ the King at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, at 11.00am. Monday 21 November to Friday 25 November 2016 November Plenary of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. Saturday 26 November 2016 Celebrates Holy Mass of the 1st Sunday of...