Diocesan News
Wishing you a blessed Pentecost. On Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate the time after the Resurrection of Jesus when Jews from anywhere and everywhere were gathered together, able to understand each other, despite their national, cultural and linguistic differences. [Read More]
As the Diocese of Parramatta marks Safe Parishes Week 2025, parishes across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains are celebrating initiatives that put safeguarding into action. One such initiative is the ongoing series of Morning Teas for Safeguarding the Elderly – a listening-focused approach that invites older parishioners and ministry leaders to come together in conversation, reflection, and care. [Read More]
The presence of volunteer Catechists in public schools is a gift to the Church and to the families of Catholic children enrolled in them. This was Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv’s message to the 35 delegates from 11 dioceses gathered at St Joseph’s Spirituality Centre in Baulkham Hills, at the recent CCRESS Conference on May 15 and 16. [Read More]
I have no more privileged insight to Pope Leo’s thinking than anyone else who hasn’t met him. But as I listen to him and read him, it seems quite clear that this is what he means by unity and peace. [Read More]