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Holy Week approaches: Western Sydney Catholics prepare for Easter

As we draw near to the start of Holy Week this Sunday, 13 April 2025 (Palm Sunday), more than 320,000 Catholics across the Diocese of Parramatta, alongside 230 religious and 130 active and retired clergy, are preparing to come together for a series of profound and traditional observances, reflecting on the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ.  [Read More]

Pope: ‘The sickbed can become a holy place’

In his homily for the Jubilee of the Sick and Healthcare Workers, Pope Francis says that "The sickbed can become a holy place, where charity burns away indifference and gratitude nourishes hope.” [Read More]

Pope: Even if you fear you’re incapable of changing, don’t lose hope

Pope Francis released his catechesis for the weekly General Audience, which was not held as he recovered at Casa Santa Marta. Remembering the tax collector Zacchaeus, he urges the faithful never to lose hope even if they feel incapable of change. [Read More]

Watching Christians Celebrate Killing

The Trump team’s appalling war-plan chat [Read More]