Tag: Easter

Would you prefer a fiercer version of our religion that takes politics deadly seriously? asks Philippa Martyr

This is the edited text of the Homily for the Paschal Eucharist, Third Sunday of Easter (Year A), 19 April, 2026 at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney.

In these days of fewer Mass-goers, you might have to become a diakonos to your own parish, says Philippa Martyr.

A South Coast family has entered the Catholic Church this Easter after a life-changing diagnosis led them to surrender to God and discover the faith together.

A made-up religion would have fixed up all the four Gospels long ago, says Philippa Martyr.

The record number of adult and teenage baptisms during the Easter Vigil on 4 April drew global attention.

At Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles, some 85,000 people gathered 11 April for the fourth annual "Feast of the Resurrection," a massive concert celebrating Christ’s victory over death through music and culture.

Imagine how much Jesus could have taught his disciples before he ascended, says Philippa Martyr.

Thousands of pilgrims gathered at Varroville for the biennial Light to the Nations Easter pilgrimage, encountering Christ through the Triduum, prayer and a powerful passion play.

The solemn yet uplifting season of Lent and Easter has concluded, with the news of Christ’s empty tomb renewing the hearts of the faithful. Across Sydney, hundreds entered the Church and thousands filled parishes, as Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP reflected on the witness of women in the story of salvation.

Archbishop Anthony Randazzo, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Legislative Texts and apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Broken Bay, has called for renewed commitment to peace this Easter, saying the message of the risen Christ felt especially important this year. 

Here are photos of the Holy Triduum and Easter for 2026.