Everyone belongs at Harmony Day
Harmony Day is a day to celebrate Australian multiculturalism in general and on the successful integration of migrants into our society in particular.
Celebrating faith at Chrism Mass
The Tuesday evening of Holy Week, 7.00pm in the Sacred Heart Cathedral. It is an amazing liturgy. People gather from all over the diocese. They come by bus and car and by 6.30pm the cathedral and its precinct are full of people, all catching up and preparing to be part of this most significant celebration of our faith.
Easter Service Times
With Easter just around the corner, here is this year's Easter Service Times for your local church in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.
Caritas visits the diocese
On Thursday, 8 March, Fr George Sigamony, Manager of Community Engagement at Caritas Australia, began a five-day visit to the diocese.
2018 Magdalene Award recipient announced
Claire McWilliam of Toronto is the 2018 recipient of the Magdalene Award.
Fr Andrew Doohan appointed as Vicar General of the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
Bishop Bill Wright has appointed Fr Andrew Doohan, Dean of Sacred Heart Cathedral, as Vicar General for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.
Call waiting no longer
As we celebrate the appointment of Father Andrew Doohan as the Vicar General of the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, we take a look back at the story of his ordination which was originally published in Aurora all the way back in 2007.
2018 World Day of Prayer: “All God’s creation is very good”
On Friday 2 March people from the various church congregations on the Tilligerry Peninsula gathered together in Our Lady Help of Christians Church at Mallabula.