The first Mass on land in Australia? It’s a mystery
An 1842 sketch of the grave of Fr Laurent Receveur OFM Conv, (died 17 February 1788) a French friar, naturalist and astronomer. Image: Mitchell Library, ... Read More
Lismore bishop launches flood appeal after ‘very tragic days’
St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore, inundated by floodwaters on 28 February, 2022. Screenshot: Diocese of Lismore Bishop of Lismore Greg Homeming OCD has launched a fundraising ... Read More
Lending a hand in Wilcannia
Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green with local MP Roy Butler, left, and NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard, centre. Photo: Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes It was hearing that people ... Read More
Churches should be for all, not just the vaccinated
Parishioners observe social distancing guidelines in the last Mass at St Charles Borromeo, Ryde, before the shutdown. PHOTO: Alphonsus Fok Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has ... Read More
Loving care until the end
Ingrid Kuebler and her mother Elizabeth Kuebler. PHOTO: Supplied After four years of battling Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, last year mother of two Elizabeth Kuebler was told ... Read More
Environmental crisis hits poor hardest, Australia’s bishops warn
Solar panels are seen on the roof of the Paul VI audience hall at the Vatican in this 2010, file photo. Under Pope Benedict XVI, ... Read More
Pause for Parramatta RE Curriculum
An immediate pause of the draft new curriculum for religious education in the Diocese of Parramatta has been met with reactions including surprise, gratitude and ... Read More