Pilgrimage

  • Mt Schoenstatt Shrine and Retreat Centre, Mulgoa. Image: Diocese of Parramatta.

    “You are my hope”: Visit Mt Schoenstatt for 24 Hours for the Lord

    You are warmly invited to Mt Schoenstatt - one of the three official pilgrimage sites in the Diocese of Parramatta - for Mass and Adoration for the annual worldwide 24 Hours for the Lord on 28-29 March 2025....
  • World Youth Day 2027 in Korea: Context and Mission

    Hosting World Youth Day (WYD) in Seoul in 2027 presents both a challenge and an opportunity for the Church in Korea. Until now, WYD has always been held in Europe and the Americas, with the exception of Australia (2008) and the Philippines (1995). However, as English is an official...
  • Epiphany Pilgrimage: celebrating 10 years

    It was after an encounter with pilgrims walking the famous Camino trail in Spain in 2011 that Jesse and Briony Mowbray and a group of their friends - who were all at World Youth Day in Madrid at the time - came back to Sydney with a desire for...
  • 260 pilgrims ready for Perth Catholic Youth Festival

    Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, has blessed and commissioned 262 pilgrims from across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains ahead of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF)....
  • News & Events Weekly Update

    Positions vacant 1. Graphic Designer & Team Support – Brand, Networking, Video: The Institute for Mission at Blacktown requires a full-time team member who specialises in graphic design. Applications close on 31 January 2017. For a position description, click here. 2. Assistant Housekeeper: Holy Spirit Seminary at Harris Park...
  • The Pilgrim’s Progress

    In November, I was blessed to join some of our Catholic leaders on pilgrimage in the Holy Land. Surrounded by the displaced people of the war-torn Middle East, it’s impossible not to be moved by the plight of those on a journey of uncertain destination. That’s why in Bethlehem,...
  • 350 Western Sydney Pilgrims to see Pope Francis

    Registrations have just opened, but there are already 350 young adults from Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains counting down to their International World Youth Day (WYD) pilgrimage. In 200 days, they will join 3,500 peers from Australia and in excess of one million pilgrims from around the world...
  • Pilgrimage to the Holy Land – Day Fifteen

    Led by Delegate of the Diocesan Administrator Rev Christopher de Souza PP, Greg Whitby, Chancery representatives, Catholic Education Office leaders and a small group of local principals are currently on pilgrimage to Jordan, Israel, Assisi and Rome. There have been five pilgrimages in total, including journeys following in the...
  • Pilgrimage to the Holy Land – Day Fourteen

    Led by Delegate of the Diocesan Administrator Rev Christopher de Souza PP, Greg Whitby, Chancery representatives, Catholic Education Office leaders and a small group of local principals are currently on pilgrimage to Jordan, Israel, Assisi and Rome. There have been five pilgrimages in total, including journeys following in the...