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Parishioners prepare for feast day after receiving relic
Six months after receiving a first-class relic of St Faustina Kowalska and installing her statue, St Luke’s Parish in Sydney’s Revesby is preparing for Divine Mercy Sunday. Source: Catholic Weekly.
Pope adds St John Henry Newman feast day to universal calendar
Pope Leo XIV has added the feast day of St John Henry Newman to the General Roman Calendar so that “his Optional Memorial be celebrated by all on 9 October”. Source: OSV News.
Vinnies to mark three major feast days this month
The St Vincent de Paul Society is this month celebrating three significant feast days that reflect the society’s enduring commitment to faith in action and compassion for those in need.
Celebrating feast day of Saint Mary MacKillop
Mary MacKillop Place, the Sisters of Saint Joseph and Mary MacKillop Today are inviting people to celebrate the feast day of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop on Friday, August 8.
Walk with Christ procession a display of faith and unity
Sydney’s Walk with Christ procession yesterday drew an unprecedented crowd of an estimated 20,000 Catholics celebrating the feast of Corpus Christi. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
ACU experts support proposal for new ecumenical Feast of Creation
Australian Catholic University experts in theology, liturgy, and ecology are supporting a global proposal to institute a new ecumenical liturgical feast to celebrate the mystery of creation.
Archbishop Comensoli delivers 2025 Patrick Oration
The annual Patrick Oration, delivered on the feast of St Patrick, has become an important occasion for reflecting on the life of the Church and its mission in Melbourne. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Pope adds feast day of St Teresa of Kolkata to universal calendar
Pope Francis has added the feast day of St Teresa of Kolkata to the General Roman Calendar so that her “Optional Memorial shall be celebrated by all on September 5 every year”. Source: America Magazine.
Celebrating Syrian hermit who became a saint
A Syrian hermit who became a figurehead of Lebanon’s Maronite Catholic Church is being celebrated, amid hopes of political stability in the country with the appointment of the first fixed government in three years. Source: The New Arab.