Tag: Sydney

A Sydney couple are seeking support after being struck down by a medical tragedy. Ares Hernandez suffered a ruptured aneurysm on 4 June this year and underwent surgery on 7 June, leaving him unable to work.

Fr Peter Smith of St Augustine’s Church in Balmain has a vision for the parish as a visible, and audible, praying community in the heart of the Inner West. Despite some opposition, he says the reaction to his proposed expansion of the church’s bell tower has been mostly positive.

Meeting at a Sydney cafe for a brief respite from their respective good works were Martha Jabour OAM, Nellie Doueihi and Monica Chahoud, three Sydney Catholic women who are among our state’s official "local heroes."

The 2025 Vinnies CEO Sleepout has raised more than $8.3 million nationally to support homeless people, with $2.5 million raised in New South Wales alone.

After a long journey beginning as a young boy living in a seminary in Vietnam, Fr Tai Pham is the first Sydney priest to be ordained for the Archdiocese in 2025.

Catholic Mission has held their 2025 One Heart Many Voices conference, focussing on themes of synodality, inclusivity, and hearing the perspective of others.

Six months after becoming a deacon, Tai Pham will be ordained as a priest at St Mary’s Cathedral at 10.30am on 31 May. Deacon Pham, a Vietnamese national, arrived in Australia in 2018 after discerning that God wanted him to carry out his ministry overseas. He says he wishes to serve people as a priest and follow “after the heart of Christ."

A trio of New Zealand friends are combining the physical and the spiritual with Fit for the Kingdom, a program aimed at enriching men’s lives and connection with Scripture.

A community has come together to watch the first two episodes of the latest season of The Chosen in time for Holy Week. Organiser Elie Jaajaa was shocked at how quickly the offer to see the show was taken up by his community as he says it took just three days to get nearly 150 people onboard.

The Maronite Catholic Society held its gala dinner on 28 March, bringing together esteemed guests and community leaders. In attendance were New South Wales Premier Chris Minns, MPs Mark Speakman, Tony Burke, and David Coleman, and members of religious orders.

New book Irish Bigamy explores a largely untold story about relationships and marriages between Irish convicts in Australia. Taking account of more than 100 case studies of bigamous relationships in late 18th and early 19th century Australia, author Damian Gleeson says the book could change how we view Irish and convict history.

Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has held several meetings with the Vatican in anticipation of the next International Eucharistic Congress, which will be held in Sydney in 2028.