St Joan of Arc A legendary French saint who led her people to victory during the Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc controversially claimed to receive visions from St. Michael the Archangel, St. Margaret, ...

Check out our gallery of entries for 'Decorate Your Space', an initiative that invited our Diocesan communities—including Catholic Schools, St Nicholas, CatholicCare, and Parishes—to decorate a space ...

As we saw during the Coronation Service, music can add beauty to any liturgical occasion. Yet, it must be remembered that this adornment is not the primary purpose for using music during the liturgy.

Jesus’ has ascended into heaven. The disciples feel lost, so they come together to talk and pray about what has happened. Then, to their surprise, a strong of wind fills the room and then it turns ...

Every year, on the first Sunday in Lent, a group of people, known as Catechumens and their godparents come together to celebrate the ancient practice of the early church known as the Rite of Election.

Secondary Schools Diocese has a proud tradition of sporting achievement as demonstrated by the talented and gifted athletes throughout our secondary schools. It is always exciting to see athletes who ...

Purchase your tickets here! When a group of friends finds a covered-up well Molly can’t help but wish for that pair of sneakers she’s had her eye on. Little does she know her wish is about to wake up ...

Some of the proudest moments to date include donating a freezer to Ronald McDonald House, gifting physiotherapists at John Hunter a Nintendo Switch to help children in appointments, helping a family ...

The following questions will be framed around our local understanding of a bishop. Bishops are first ordained, and then if they move to another diocese, they are installed. For example, Bishop Michael ...

In the first lockdown, community initiatives such as painting rainbows and teddy bears in windows helped develop a sense of connection and sparked joy for many. However, months on, and in the face of ...

A big congratulations to the boys and girls who represented our Maitland-Newcastle Diocese last week in the Polding Basketball trials in Coffs Harbour and the Polding Tennis trials. They all ...

I began working for the Diocese in late 2009, by 2010 I started dealing with these claims. In the early years there was a high level of certainty for the Diocese, the vast majority of claims we ...