Tag: Churches
Alarm over church attacks in Canada
Assimilation’s legacy: arson attacks hit churches throughout Canada following discoveries of hundreds of unmarked indigenous graves in grounds of schools run by Catholic orders...
Update: Churches across Sydney close due to Covid
Following restrictions announced by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian as a result of the latest confirmed cases of Covid in NSW, churches will remain closed until midnight on 9 July.
Archbishop Fisher lifts dispensation as restrictions ease
Changes across greater Sydney bring relief to parishes in time for the beginning of Lent.
Details are key for sub-deacon
Sub-deacon Naser Mansor of the Syriac Catholic Parish is not only a man with a mission to serve God but also a passion to...
Victorian Catholics want churches open
A grassroots petition requesting equal treatment for churches has reached the Victorian parliament.
Archbishop announces further easing of restrictions
Church closures felt like "the Babylonian exile"
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has announced that a further easing of restrictions in NSW will allow every parish...
More Catholics find it’s great to be back
As churches reopen regulars are counting blessings and some say their faith has become stronger.
Parishes prepare for greater numbers
Strict precautions are in place for Masses as restrictions allow congregations of up to 50.
Catholic protest sees unfair rules scrapped
Campaign forces NSW Government to treat churches equal to pubs in easing of restrictions.
“Easter light” as we look to reopening
Archbishop Fisher said the dispensation from Sunday Mass obligation will still apply due to strict limits.
Churches in Europe open with restrictions
Different plans for each country, but some common rules apply as people return to Mass.
Monica Doumit: It’s too easy to criticise bishops
Don’t judge them too quickly on shutting churches
Last week, I was sent a petition and asked to sign it.
The petition, which I imagine many...
