Tag: Hero

Before leaving Singapore, the most religiously diverse country on his trip to Asia and the Pacific, Pope Francis urged young people to approach others with courage and friendship.

This weekend, the Priests’ Retirement Foundation is asking all Catholics to donate to their annual Father’s Day Appeal for the retiring spiritual fathers of our parishes.

Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has signed off on the final decree for the acts of the cause for Eileen O’Connor’s canonisation, taking who many hope to be Australia’s next saint onto the next stage in Rome.

Pioneer missionary Sr Moira Lynch FDNSC has been honoured posthumously for her selfless dedication to the poorest of the poor in Australia’s northern territory and war-torn South Sudan.

Thousands of Sydneysiders are preparing to take their faith to the streets in two of the biggest public professions of faith on the Catholic calendar. As Sydney braces for a festival of faith, a new documentary by the Archdiocese of Sydney celebrates the history of Catholic processions in the city.

The community of St Peter Chanel and St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Berala marked the feast days of their patron saints with a solemn outdoor procession and Mass.

On 11 May, the Archdiocese of Sydney once again invites all Catholics to bear witness to the beauty and richness of their devotion to Our Lady of Fatima in song and in prayer outside of St Mary’s Cathedral

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine in Waterloo, home of the Servant of God Eileen O’Connor, has been restored to its former glory with the completion of a stunning sanctuary restoration project.

At the Paschal Eucharist Mass on 21 April, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP welcomed a record number new Catholics as “fully fledged brothers and sisters in Christ” into the “one spiritual family.” The archbishop called the new Catholics “international superstars,” relaying news that this year’s “bumper crop” of 250 new catechumens and candidates had made international headlines

Hundreds of people from across Sydney ended its most horrific week in years by gathering at candlelight vigils to commemorate the victims of Bondi’s knife attack and praising the bravery of bystanders and first responders.

The Sisters of Life’s sold-out City Compass X Bishop’s Blend evening showed the young religious at their “relatable” best. And the rest of the tour is yet to come

Assyrian bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has addressed his attacker three days after the attempt on his life, saying as a spiritual father, “You’re my son, I love you and I will always pray for you.”