Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney

Mike and Alicia Hernon visit to SCE. Photo: Supplied.

Late last year, Jacinta Nicholls came home from a Divine Renovation weekend in Palmerston North, New Zealand, with a stirring she couldn’t shake. 

“I felt a sense on that weekend that God wanted me to step a wee bit further, a little bit back from teaching and more into some sort of ministry,” the Christchurch prim...

Forty young adults walked from Mary MacKillop Place to St Mary’s Cathedral on 1 November in the first pilgrimage of its kind, praying the Rosary and reflecting on saints’ lives together. Photo: Supplied.

In the late 19th century, Mary MacKillop and her Sisters of St Joseph tirelessly walked great distances across Australia to bring education and support to those in isolated ...

Mount Tabor is located in Lower Galilee, Israel, at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, 11 miles (18 km) west of the Sea of Galilee. It was the site of the Mount Tabor battle between Barak under the leadership of the Israelite judge Deborah, and the army of Jabin commanded by Sisera, in the mid 14th century BCE. It is believed by many Christians to be the site of the Transfi...

The parish priest of St Mary Queen of Heaven, Georges Hall, recently represented Australia at the 2026 Table Tennis Australia National Veterans Championships. Photo: Claire Montgomery

Fr Peter Krigovsky, parish priest of St Mary Queen of Heaven in Georges Hall, is making a name for himself as a table tennis champion.  

Fr Krigovsky recently represented Australia in th...

Work on each show begins six months ahead of Christmas at the Cathedral. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025

Forget the red suit and the reindeer. This Christmas, Sydney will meet the saint behind Santa. 

St Nicholas of Myra, the fourth-century bishop whose quiet generosity gave rise to the legend of Santa Claus, has been unveiled as the official theme of <...