How you can support Project Compassion in 2025
On Sunday 2 March, the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle launched Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion as part of our Jubilee Year celebrations.
10 Questions about Lent
Right now, we are making our way through Lent. Find out what it is all about in our latest instalment of 10 Questions, where we answer some common queries on this important Liturgical Season.
Blessed Carlo Acutis Exhibition
It is with great excitement that Bishop Michael Kennedy has organised an international exhibition of Blessed Carlo Acutis to visit our Diocese this week.
Spirits soar at Diocesan Jubilee event
Hope, faith, and a whole lot of fun filled the air in Newcastle on Sunday as more than 1,000 people gathered to launch the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year.
Sisters of Faith dinner inspires participants
More than 90 women filled the seats of the Victor Peters Suite last Thursday night as they gathered for our annual Sisters of Faith dinner.
REMINDER! Join us this weekend as we launch the Jubilee Year
Bishop Michael Kennedy invites all to celebrate the Jubilee Year at our special event on Sunday 2 March.
Artists of Hope
Having recently read Pope Francis’, Hope, The Autobiography, I was able to develop a deeper insight and understanding of Jorge Mario Bergoglio and his openness to creativity. He recalls his schooling being built on a Catholic culture that created a conscious that was not just moral and Christian but human, social, playful and artistic. These elements have remained with him his entire life and may explain his love of the arts and culture.