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LATEST NEWS

World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life 2 February 2023

Save the date: 5 February 2023

Words of God Sunday to be celebrated

Synod on Synodality update

Working Document work continues

Necessary items find a new home

Statement from Bishop Michael McKenna on the death of His Eminence George Cardinal Pell

ARISE kicks off!

RISE Youth Ministry celebrates a new year

Sisters Celebrate 50 Years of Religious Life

Encouraged and supported by God’s unconditional love, seven Jubilarians continue in the footsteps of the co-founders of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, St Mary MacKillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods.

Statement on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Statement from Bishop Michael McKenna

Bishop's Christmas Message 2022

Read or watch the video presentation of Bishop Michael’s Christmas Message 2022

Roses and Daffodils!

Rotary Town Garden Competition Award winners announced