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Priest urges prayer and hope after church vandalism
Damage caused by the attack on St Joseph’s Primary School, Rockdale. Photo: Supplied. Despite the shock of a vandalism attack on Monday 2 November, the church and school community at St Joseph’s Primary School in Rockdale is drawing strength from an outpouring of prayers and…
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Young Catholics to claim streets for Christ the King
Parents and children of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood at the procession last year. Photo: Supplied. From a primary school in Villawood to a college that bears the name of the Body of Christ, Sydney’s young Catholics are getting ready to carry the Eucharist into…
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New faces at Mass? Western Sydney parish learns to say hello
Hospitality was a priority raised through the archdiocese’s Sydney Synod 2026, with many submissions calling for parishes to become more welcoming, both in their own community life and in how they present to those who come to them. Photo: Supplied. More people are finding their…
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Young witnesses take up the call for Eucharist28
more than 360 student ambassadors gathered in Marrickville to begin a mission – bringing their school communities closer to Christ ahead of the 2028 International Eucharistic Congress. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2026 A joyful and bright-eyed congregation filled St…
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Students embrace new life in Christ at Eastwood
25 students gathered at St Kevin’s Church, Eastwood, on 20 August to receive the sacraments of Christian initiation, supported by families, teachers and parishioners. Photo: Patrick J Lee. For Holy Cross College Ryde student Hugo Welfare, baptism brought a sense of new life he…
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Helping love take root
This year, for the first time, the archdiocese of Sydney’s LMF Sunday, was celebrated in local parishes, bringing the annual day honouring marriage and family life to the communities where couples live, worship and raise their children. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography ©…
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Sydney farewells St Carlo Acutis after national mission
The relic of St Carlo Acutis. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. A four-month mission taking the major pilgrim relic of St Carlo Acutis across Australia ended with families and young Catholics filling St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney for a farewell Mass on 25 October. Children and teenagers…
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Warming hearts for the walk: inside the Walk with Christ festival
The Walk with Christ festival will again open the day with music, teaching and fellowship before the Eucharistic procession moves toward St Mary’s Cathedral. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 Martin Place will host a festival of music, catechesis and community ahead…
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Parishioners in the Eastern Deanery unite in the first-ever Children’s Liturgy Ministers Network
Children’s liturgy ministers, (L-R) Luke, Jacqueline, Mary-rose and Fr John Knight. Photo: Supplied. On different weekends, a few volunteers lead the youngest members of their parish out of Mass with a lectionary in hand. Their job is to turn the Gospel into something a…
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Faith, family and service: Sydney deacons reflect on their first year
Ordained by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at St Mary’s Cathedral on 19 November 2025, they were Sydney’s first new permanent deacons since 2020. Photo: Patrick J Lee. From baptising a granddaughter to accompanying grieving parishioners, Deacons Robert Tonkli and Philip Pham have…
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Tongan Catholics celebrate 50 years of ministry in Australia
Bishop Tony Percy with Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi, addressing the Tongan Catholic community. Photo: Malakai Sinisa/Courtesy of the Tongan Catholic Chaplaincy/ Giovanni Portelli. Tongan Catholic communities from across Australia gathered in Sydney from 1–4 October to…
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RCIA and Sacramental leaders renew their calling
RCIA and Sacramental Coordinators gather for retreat. Photo: Supplied. With Eucharist 2028 approaching, interest in becoming Catholic is steadily rising across the Archdiocese of Sydney. At All Saints parish in Liverpool, RCIA leader Christine Solomon has watched numbers grow…
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Christ is King: Sydney called to walk with the Lord
Walk with Christ will be held on Sunday 22 November, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. When Fr Bijoy Joseph was growing up, Eucharistic processions simply weren’t part of parish life. “It was something that wasn’t exactly in…
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Little Saints, big faith in Tongan community
Children from the Little Saints Ministry at All Saints parish in Liverpool, filled the church hall with song, prayer and dance. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2026 They are some of the youngest evangelists in the Archdiocese of Sydney, and on 5 October they stole the…