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News & Events Weekly Update
News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond Diocese of Parramatta Notices Positions Vacant: Governance, Risk & Compliance Admin Support Coordinator – Diocese of Parramatta –...
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Caritas Australia invites Australians to celebrate Caritas Women’s Month
Caritas Australia invites Australians to join a series of online public forums this month, held by the global Caritas network for Caritas Women’s Month. The forums focus on the role of women as...
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Local Catholic school teacher working up a sweat for better home temperatures
Religious Education Coordinator and Catholic school teacher at St John XXIII Catholic College, Stanhope Gardens, Anthony Matthews, has spoken about the importance of an ethic of care of the earth in...
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Pope recites special prayer for end to war in Ukraine
Pope Francis recites a special prayer imploring God to forgive us for war, especially the war in Ukraine. As Pope Francis wrapped up the General Audience on Wednesday, he led those gathered in the...
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Nominations open for Diocesan Youth Council
The Diocesan Youth Council is back! Commissioned by Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, the Youth Council offers advice and support relating to the purpose and role of youth ministry...
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Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine speaks on situation in Kiev
Nuncio to Ukraine: “This war is not a purely human invention, there is something demonic about it; we can only defeat evil together, with prayer, humility, and love” Interview with Archbishop...
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Pope on Ukraine: ‘In the name of God, stop this massacre!’
Remembering the victims in Ukraine, Pope Francis makes another heartfelt appeal for a ceasefire in the war-torn nation. At the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus on 13 March, Pope Francis recalled that...
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The sorrow of war
At the end of the first fortnight of the Russian invasion of Ukraine its character, its consequences and its characterization in public discourse are becoming clear. The war is set to become a bitter...
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From the rubble of Mosul to that in Ukraine, the Pope’s voice of peace and hope
As Pope Francis enters the tenth year of his pontificate, we recall the words he uttered one year ago in Iraq which appear dramatically relevant today. Pope Francis is beginning the tenth year of his...
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Project Compassion 2022: Janice’s story
For each of the six weeks of Lent, the Diocese of Parramatta is sharing one of Caritas Australia’s feature stories of lives changed through support and empowerment programs. Third Sunday of Lent – 20...
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Dominicans on the ground providing support in Ukraine
As news emerges daily of the struggles of the people of Ukraine during the conflict with Russia, religious men and women across the country are doing what they can to help their brothers and sisters....
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Make time to unite with Pope Francis in prayer for Ukraine
Catholics around the world are being encouraged to join their prayers with those of Pope Francis on March 25 when he consecrates Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The act of...
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A reflection for World Water Day
22 March is the United Nations’ World Water Day In cities, it is easy to take water for granted. It arrives in our taps each day, is available for our gardens, is safe to drink, flows down our rivers...
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Pope’s March prayer intention: For a Christian response to bioethical challenges
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of March, and asks the faithful to offer a Christian response to challenges presented by bioethical advances. “Let us pray that we may give a...
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Pope on World Water Day: ‘Right to drinking water is linked to right to life’
In a message to the World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal, Pope Francis reiterates the right to drinking water and sanitation, and links access to safe water with the inalienable right to life. The 9th...
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A reflection for the Pope’s prayer intention for March
Pope Francis’ Intention for March: For a Christian response to bioethical challenges – We pray for Christians facing new bioethical challenges; may they continue to defend the dignity of all human...
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Low income and disadvantaged families being left behind as cost of living surges
Despite Australia’s jobless rate falling to a new 13-year low last month cost of living increases continue to place enormous pressure on low income and disadvantaged families. Ms Monique Earsman,...
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Community of Sant’Egidio’s Witness: A model of how religion can contribute to...
At least since Pope John XXIII addressed Pacem in Terris, his encyclical on peace written in the midst of the Cold War, not just to Catholics but to “all people of good will,” the Catholic Church has...
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Ukraine: University students turn Catholic values into concrete solidarity
As Russia’s war in Ukraine leaves millions of people displaced, students at the Ukrainian Catholic University of Lviv are splitting their time between classes and humanitarian assistance for their...
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Diocese of Parramatta joins global consecration of Ukraine and Russia to Mary
In a mark of solidarity, the Diocese of Parramatta has joined Pope Francis and Dioceses across Australia and the world in consecrating Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. As the...
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