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Brisbane parish helps resettle refugee family
Holy Spirit Parish in New Farm has become the first parish in the Brisbane Archdiocese to successfully fundraise for and welcome a refugee family. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Bathurst Diocese ‘on journey of renewal’
Bathurst Bishop Michael McKenna has issued a new pastoral letter, inviting people of his diocese to a deeper engagement in the life and mission of the Church. Source: Bathurst Diocese.
Lismore bishop appoints members to new Pastoral CouncilÂ
Lismore Bishop Greg Homeming OCD has appointed members of the new Diocesan Pastoral Council, bringing clergy, religious and laity together to share wisdom, advise the bishop and shape pastoral priorities. Source: Lismore Diocese.
Parramatta honours poor with Street Feast
The fifth annual Parramatta Street Feast brought together refugees, people experiencing hardship and local families for a day-long event that highlighted the human face of poverty and homelessness. Source: Parramatta Diocese.
Pilgrims walk through the night in inaugural Canberra Camino
Under the quiet cover of a Canberra night, a group of 31 men undertook a unique spiritual challenge: the inaugural Canberra Camino of St Joseph for Men. Source: Catholic Voice.
Melbourne holds first Service of Lament
Melbourne Archdiocese held its inaugural Prayer Service of Lament, with abuse survivors, their families, and the wider Catholic community joining archdiocesan clergy and lay leaders in recognising the deep suffering of survivors within the Church. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Cathedral choir to hit historic new note this Christmas
Musical and spiritual history will be made at Sydney’s Carols at the Cathedral concert this Christmas when, for the first time in its 200-year-tradition, the St Mary’s Cathedral Choir will include girl choristers alongside their boy chorister peers, after the college went co-ed. Source: Catholic Weekly.
Lismore bishop says Church needs voice and energy of young people
Lismore Bishop Greg Homeming OCD has re-established the Diocesan Youth Council, reaffirming the Church’s commitment to listening to, accompanying, and empowering young people on their faith journeys.
Faith and culture unite in Goulburn’s Marian Procession
Faith, colour and culture filled the streets of Goulburn on Sunday as hundreds gathered for the annual Ecumenical, Multicultural Marian Procession Mass and Youth Rally – a highlight of the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocesan calendar. Source: Catholic Voice.