Year of Mercy

  • Parish secretaries reflect on mercy

    By Adrian Middeldorp, Catholic Outlook, September 2016 Parish secretaries from the Diocese of Parramatta gathered at the Shrine of the Holy Innocents at Kellyville on 24 August 2016 for a day of reflection and retreat. The shrine was chosen as it has a one of the designated Holy Doors...
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    The Way of Mercy Pope Francis has called for a more merciful and inclusive church in “which we are all called to give consolation to each man and each woman of our time”. In response, the relics of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and St Teresa of Kolkata...
  • News & Events Weekly Update

    The Way of Mercy Pope Francis has called for a more merciful and inclusive church in “which we are all called to give consolation to each man and each woman of our time”. In response, the relics of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and Blessed Mother Teresa of...
  • Call for communities of compassion as population ages

    Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv, Chairman of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, introduced the document by drawing on the words of Pope Francis to highlight the value of old age as a vocation and the need to reject individualism and consumerism.  As more and more Australians are living longer,...
  • News and Events Weekly Update

    CatholicCare Choices NDIS Information Day: 7 September In the Diocese of Parramatta, CatholicCare Choices is holding an information day on the National Disability Insurance Scheme: NDIS and YOU – Your Questions Answered. From 10am-4pm on Wednesday 7 September, Shop 3/163 Macquarie Road, Springwood. There is no charge but bookings...
  • Canonisation of Mother Teresa on Sunday 4 September

    Pope Francis will declare Mother Teresa of Kolkata a saint at a special Mass at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Sunday 4 September 2016. At the same time in Sydney, the Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP, Archbishop of Sydney, will celebrate a Mass of thanksgiving at St Mary’s...
  • Pope Francis to the youth: be radiant, missionary disciples

    Posted on 1 September 2016 By Adrian Middeldorp* Pope Francis has challenged young people to become “missionary disciples, radiating in their homes, parishes and communities”. The challenge came as part of the Pope’s opening message sent to participants of the PROCLAIM 2016 Conference on the New Evangelisation, being held...
  • World Day of Migrants & Refugees on Sunday 28 August

    Posted on 26 August 2016 In this Year of Mercy, with many newly arrived migrants and refugees in Australia, we must enact a culture of encounter, welcome and acceptance in practical, personal and communal ways, says Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv. Speaking ahead of World Day of...
  • Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv delivers 2016 Ann D Clark Lecture

    Pope Francis and the challenge of being church today Ann D Clark Lecture delivered by Most Rev Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, Evan Theatre, Penrith Panthers, 18 August 2016 Friends, What a difference the Holy Spirit can make! When Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI announced his resignation in early 2013,...