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Crowds were noticeably bigger at the Holy Week and Triduum liturgies at Christ the King Syro-Malabar Mission at Villawood, and the community’s young people are stepping up their involvement in ministry after the relative quiet of the early Covid pandemic years, said parish committee member Jennix Joyson.

The week after Resurrection, according to the Maronite Lectionary, is titled ‘New Sunday’ and the readings are taken from Isaiah 52:7-12, 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 and John 20:26-31. It is also Divine Mercy Sunday. In the Maronite Lectionary the title ‘New Sunday’ is based on the understanding that Jesus’s death and resurrection have forever altered all things.

Marist College Penshurst students help seniors navigate our digital world, but the real benefits go beyond digital literacy

Jesus carried his cross down a gloomy and wet Via Dolorosa this year in the St Charbel's Way of the Cross re-enactment

It's not easy being a skincare CEO while you're only in year 9, but Sienna Jovcevski has found a way to study and pursue her passion too

A prominent Cardinal recently seemed to raise the question of whether John Paul II's teaching on women priests was infallible. Was it?

Let Christ the tiger pounce on you this Easter! Let him throw you about with his paddy-paws, and pretend-bite you. He’s only playing.

Amidst the worst of human cruelty, fear and grief, we can seem to be enveloped by evil. But goodness is never completely extinguished

Death is not the last word: it’s Alleluia! In the depths of grief at our Saviour’s death, the Risen Lord tells us to "be not afraid"

On this night of blood, sweat and tears, Jesus washes His friends’ feet, to exemplify service, subvert worldly hierarchies, and emphasise self-sacrifice

Hundreds of kilograms of sweets, 40 tonnes of prawns, countless whole lambs, sausages, pork bellies—meet the Sydneysiders who make Easter special from the moment the Mass has ended.

For many years I have been saying the “prayer before a crucifix” to gain a plenary indulgence, observing the usual conditions, but someone recently told me that this indulgence is no longer recognised by the church. Is this true?