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Today marks 40 years since the installation of the inaugural Bishop of Parramatta, Bishop Bede Heather, on 19 May 1986, following the establishment of the Diocese of Parramatta....
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For those of us who continue to believe that the Holy Spirit gives the Church the right Pope at the right time, the evidence of this first year is, quite simply, consoling....
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He is this city's native son, a quintessential South Sider and a devoted White Sox fan with a penchant for pepperoni pizza. In Chicago's muscular vernacular, Pope Leo XIV is "Da Pope."...
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The election of Robert Prevost OSA on May 8, 2025, has been so providential for our church and our wider society. This prayerful, gentle and thoughtful Augustinian, with his message of peace, from the very first moment of his pontificate, has brought healing and balm to our souls....
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As the Church recalls Pope Francis on the first anniversary of his death, Vatican News releases a new documentary that looks back over the life and legacy of the Argentine Pope....
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It has been a year since the death of Pope Francis, a pope who, through his compassion, humility, and vision, left a lasting mark on the Church and the world....
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At the heart of Francis’s vision lie three interlocking ideas—interculturality, solidarity, and synodality. Those lines can be traced from Francis’s papacy along a line that now stretches into the future....
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In his historic address to the U.S. Congress Pope Francis' boldly said “Why would anyone give weapons to people who use them for war? The answer is money, and the money is drenched in blood”....
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For a 2,000+ year old institution, 40 years seems but the blink of an eye. For the people of Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains, the 40-year anniversary of the Diocese of Parramatta marks four decades of growth, of fruition and of God’s work taking place through the thousands of clergy, consecrated and lay people who have served this great...