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Australian prelate: Laity could have prevented ‘catastrophic’ abuse crisis
ROME – Arguably, few people in Australia can say they are more on the front lines in picking up the pieces after the recently concluded Royal Commission into Institutional Sexual Abuse that was...
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Catholic Religious Australia speak out for “the need to belong”
World Refugee Week As the leaders of Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) gather this week at their National Assembly, they stand in strong solidarity with the many asylum seekers and refugees for whom...
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Pope Francis: Women are victims of a “throwaway culture”
Pope Francis on Friday said women suffer from a throwaway culture, and Jesus “changed history” by ending women’s second-class status in society. Speaking during his morning Mass in the Domus Sanctae...
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Pope says abortion of sick, disabled children is an atrocity reflecting Nazi...
In a speech to a family association Saturday, Pope Francis again stressed that God’s vision of the family is between a man and a woman, and compared the abortion of children who are sick or disabled...
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Catholic Religious Australia Stands Tall and Strong with Newly Elected...
The 42nd National Assembly of Catholic Religious Australia began on Tuesday, exploring the theme of “Religious in Australia: Evolving with Hope” continuing the tradition of courageous and prophetic...
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Bishops congratulate, welcome new Catholic Religious Australia president
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Mark Coleridge has congratulated Sr Monica Cavanagh RSJ on her election yesterday as president of Catholic Religious Australia at the...
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Seminarians Feed Refugees and Share the Love of Christ
The Catholic Foundation Diocese of Parramatta supports works of Faith, Hope and Charity across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Our current appeal seeks to build support for our seminarians. If...
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Seminarians Build Relationships Through Sign Language
The Catholic Foundation Diocese of Parramatta supports works of Faith, Hope and Charity across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Our current appeal seeks to build support for our seminarians. If...
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Seminarians Bring Community and Communion to the Sick
The Catholic Foundation Diocese of Parramatta supports works of Faith, Hope and Charity across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Our current appeal seeks to build support for our seminarians. If...
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David Parker Shares His Journey in Auslan
The Catholic Foundation Diocese of Parramatta supports works of Faith, Hope and Charity across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Our current appeal seeks to build support for our seminarians. If...
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Women, including Mary, focus for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday
The role of women in families and communities and in the Catholic Church is the focus of this year’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday, to be celebrated on July 1. The theme for this...
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Bishop Vincent Long’s Diary
Sunday 1st July 2018 at 10:00am Celebrates Pontifical Mass of the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time at St Madeleine Sophie Barat Parish, Kenthurst. Monday 2nd July 2018 – Wednesday 25th July 2018 Annual...
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Holy See: human trafficking is the “largest manifestation of modern slavery”
Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva addressed a session on trafficking in persons on June 21 at the Human Rights Council. The Holy See says...
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Catholic Super CEO heads up sustainable investment talks with global leaders...
Global leaders in the Catholic and business community converged in Vatican City last week for the 3rd Rome Roundtable, cementing actions to make the world’s economy fairer and more sustainable....
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Celebration of culture and community for NAIDOC Week
Holy Family Parish, Emerton will be host to a fun-filled celebration of culture and community on Monday, July 9 when the annual NAIDOC Week Family Fun Day gets underway. Linda McDonald, who is part...
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Bishops back efforts to eliminate modern slavery
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has supported new legislation to help eradicate the scourge of modern slavery. The ACBC has been advocating legislation to combat slavery for a number of...
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Catholic Women Speak
Parramatta Consultation Session: Opportunities and barriers to women’s participation in the Catholic Church On June 21, 2018 Catholic women from the Diocese of Parramatta were given the chance to...
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Humans of Blue Mountains – Channa
Humans of Blue Mountains – Channa. Compared to where I come from, living in Glenbrook is such a beautiful thing. There is peace, and it is natural and green, and you can walk through the bush and...
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News & Events Weekly Update
News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond Diocese of Parramatta News Liturgical Ministry Formation Courses The Office For Worship is taking enrolments for its Liturgical...
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A Catholic Response to Domestic Violence
The Diocese of Broken Bay has launched a new resource kit to combat domestic violence. Our families are like schools – they are meant to be places where we learn and teach love. This can only occur...
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