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Concert turns Opera House into house of prayer
More than 5000 Christians gathered at the Sydney Opera House for the OneSydney concert, turning the secular, historic site into a place of prayer on Sunday. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Concert to bring together Christians of all denominations
A teenage encounter with Christ at a Christian retreat set Philip Ryall on a path that would eventually lead to one of Sydney’s biggest ecumenical events, set to take place this month. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Rock-a-bye baby: neonatal intensive care unit introduces music therapy
A new Mercy Health program is bringing music into a Melbourne neonatal intensive care unit to accompany premature and critically ill babies and their families. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Bangers and Mass: Hymns a hit with pub audiences
An Irish pub singer living in Australia has begun including Mass hymns in his gigs, alongside cover versions and original material. Source: EWTN News.
God or rock ‘n’ roll? Fr Matutina chose both
Cranking electric guitar licks to accompany prayers during Sunday Mass in a remote outback church isn’t how most people envision their rock star dreams. Source: ABC News.
Music the string that connects violinist to her Catholic faith
After the 2019 bushfires, the landscape around Bianca Porcheddu’s home in Malua Bay, New South Wales, was stripped bare. Not knowing what else to do, the professional violinist picked up her instrument and played Bach amongst the blackened trees. Source: Catholic Voice.
Bublé calls meeting Pope ‘one of the greatest moments of my life’
Michael Bublé called meeting Pope Leo XIV on Friday “one of the greatest moments of my life”, adding that as he prepared to headline the Vatican’s annual Christmas concert for the poor, he hoped his example will encourage more people to speak openly about their faith. Source: CNA.
Annual service celebrates role of music in worship
Sacred music filled St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, as church musicians from across Australia gathered for the Guild of Church Musicians’ annual festival service. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Festival of song celebrates Jubilee of Choirs
Musicians, choristers and parishioners from across Sydney celebrated the Jubilee of Choirs with a combined festival of song on the Solemnity of Christ the King. Source: Broken Bay News.