Journey 65 - Winter 2018 | READ ONLINE NOW!
Statement from Bishop Brian Mascord | Archbishop Philip Wilson
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ
The word “church” has many meanings. For some it can mean simply the building where we, as faithful, gather for worship, or it can be as an institution with laws, rights and responsibilities. However, no image is more significant than that...
Creating a safe Catholic Church from within: two days with Fr Hans Zollner SJ
The Catholic Diocese of Wollongong and the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta are co-hosting two days of presentations by Fr Hans Zollner SJ (Hans). The two day event is being sponsored by Carroll & O'Dea, Makinson d'Apice and Catholic Church Insurance. The event is also being...
Are you up for the Challenge? Vinnies CEO Sleepout Wollongong
St Vincent de Paul Society needs the help of local business leaders to change the perception of homelessness and raise...
He is Risen! | Bishop Brian Mascord's Easter Message 2018
Download a PDF copy of Bishop Brian Mascord's Easter Message 2018
“He is risen!” (Matt 28:6)
Everything that matters in...
Easter Ceremony Times 2018
Bishop Emeritus Peter Ingham honoured at farewell dinner at The Cube
On Monday 19 March 2018, Bishop Emeritus Peter Ingham was honoured in style at The Cube (located at Campbelltown Catholic Club) with over 500 guests in attendance from around the Diocese and Peter’s family and friends throughout Australia. One of the guests...
Most Rev Brian Mascord ordained as the fifth Bishop of Wollongong
“For all things give thanks” (1 Thess 5:18).
In one of the largest Catholic episcopal ordinations in Australian history, a “full-house” of some 4,500 guests, including the Apostolic Nuncio in Australia, His Excellency Most Reverend Adolfo...
LIVESTREAM of the ordination of Bishop-elect Brian Mascord | Thursday 22 February 2018
GIVING UP AND TAKING UP | Bishop-elect Brian Mascord's Lenten Message 2018
Surrender Now: A Lenten Concert | Sunday 11 March 2018
Australia Day honour for humble Dapto priest
Fr Francis Tran, parish priest at St John the Evangelist Catholic Parish Dapto, was today awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the Catholic Church in Australia and the community.
Fr Francis said his receipt of the Australia Day honour is...
Ordination of Bishop-elect Brian Mascord | Thursday 22 February 2018
Date: Thursday 22 February 2018
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong (Corner of Harbour and Crown Streets)
Bishop Peter Ingham Farewell Masses
You are warmly invited to one of the farewell Masses that are held in four locations around our Diocese. Bishop Peter will be presiding and preaching at each Mass and it will be the last opportunity for...
Royal Commission releases its final report
‘The Final Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was delivered to the Governor-General of Australia and released today. Click here for a link to the final...
Journey 64 - Summer 2017 | READ ONLINE NOW!
Pope Francis names Fr Brian Mascord fifth Bishop of Wollongong
The Holy Father has today appointed Fr Brian Mascord, currently the Vicar General of the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, the fifth Bishop of Wollongong.
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Denis Hart said Bishop-Elect Mascord brings a wealth of experience in...
Bishop Peter Inghams Homily for Rev Victor Vincent's Ordination
Fr John Joseph Therry, our pioneer priest, claims our respect based on a somewhat unglamorous, yet quite real basis, he claims our respect because he came, and he remained.
On the foundations prepared by lay people (1788-1820), John Joseph Therry our first officially...
Position Vacant | Caritas Diocesan Director
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Caring for those who have cared for us - Bishop's Annual Appeal 2017
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