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Court ruling confirms Catholic Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust’s charitable status
“This has now brought clarity to the situation and enables Catholic Cemeteries to continue to carry on this important corporal work of mercy for the people of Sydney, as we have done so successfully for over 157 years,” CMCT chief executive officer Lauren Hardgrove said.
NSW funerals to jump by $9000
The cost of burials is likely to rise in NSW by as much as $9000 under a radical Government plan to disband the state’s largest faith-based cemetery operators.
Mystery ashes find a special home
Cathedral's most unusual lost belonging left no clues
A sad puzzle had a happy ending when Bishop Terry Brady buried ashes left anonymously in St Mary’s Cathedral during a special interment...
Contact tracing rise as more churches close
Archbishop Fisher called for vigilance amid Sydney outbreaks leading to the closure of three churches.
