Diocesan News
Across the Parramatta Diocese, Catholics are rejoicing that the conclave has elected a new Pope – Cardinal Prevost OSA to be the 267th Successor to Peter, as Pope Leo XIV. But none more so than our local Augustinian community. Fr David Austin OSA, Assistant Priest of St Clair, former Provincial of the Australian Augustinians and current Chaplain to the lay Augustinian movement “Friends of St Augustine”, considers the new pope “a personal friend” having worked with him over many years. [Read More]
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) has welcomed the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the Pope, now to be known by the name Leo XIV. [Read More]
"Peace be with all of you!" - the first words of Pope Leo XIV. The Conclave has elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome. The new pope was announced to the waiting crowds by Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti. [Read More]
Pope Francis, who died April 21, brought synodality back to the heart of the church. He saw in it a way to make each believer participate in the mission of the church. For theologian Arnaud Join-Lambert, this vision can inspire other institutions faced with participation challenges. [Read More]