Laurie Woods is based in the School of Theology at the ACU Strathfield campus of Australian Catholic University. He has been teaching biblical studies at ACU in Sydney for 25 years and is also ...

On Sunday 2 March, the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle launched Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion as part of our Jubilee Year celebrations. In his opening remarks at the Mass of Hope, ...

Lent is often portrayed as a journey from one point in time to another. Commencing at Ash Wednesday to the beginning of the period known as the Triduum it allows us to deeply reflect internally so our ...

It is with great excitement that Bishop Michael Kennedy has organised an international exhibition of Blessed Carlo Acutis to visit our Diocese this week. Carlo Acutis, a young Italian boy who died at ...

Hope, faith, and a whole lot of fun filled the air in Newcastle on Sunday as more than 1,000 people gathered to launch the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year. It started with a Pilgrimage of Hope from ...

This is a discussion about what is happening in the area of personal injury compensation claims related to institutional child abuse (‘claims’). However, for a leader in the Diocese of ...

“I was looking back at a PowerPoint I made in Year 4, and in it I said I wanted to play cricket and soccer for Australia. When I saw that, I started tearing up... It’s just so incredible to think I’m ...

Some people choose to be optimistic about the future, adopting a positive mindset calculating that “the glass is half full” so “It’ll be alright.” I believe such optimists are better off than ...

More than 90 women filled the seats of the Victor Peters Suite last Thursday night as they gathered for our annual Sisters of Faith dinner. Each year, we run this event to provide a platform for ...

Deacons are one of the ordained ministries of the Church alongside priests and bishops. They belong to the Order of Deacons and are ordained by a bishop to ‘serve’ the community in various ways. Keep ...

It will start with a Diocesan pilgrimage from Nobbys Beach at 8am to Sacred Heart Cathedral, culminating in Mass at 10am and a FREE Festival at 11am in the Cathedral precinct grounds. All corners of ...

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