MNnews.today is your source of Catholic news for the areas of Newcastle, Maitland, Taree, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter Valley. The site contains stories from the award-winning diocesan magazine ...

On Sunday 2 March, the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle launched Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion as part of our Jubilee Year celebrations. In his opening remarks at the Mass of Hope, ...

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.

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sunset, with Mass, on Holy Thursday. It is a 40-day time of prayer, fasting, and giving to the poor that helps Christians prepare to celebrate the Lord's ...

It is with great excitement that Bishop Michael Kennedy has organised an international exhibition of Blessed Carlo Acutis to visit our Diocese this week. Carlo Acutis, a young Italian boy who died at ...

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. It started with a Pilgrimage of Hope from ...

This is a discussion about what is happening in the area of personal injury compensation claims related to institutional child abuse (‘claims’). However, for a leader in the Diocese of ...

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. Each year, we run this event to provide a platform for ...

Deacons are one of the ordained ministries of the Church alongside priests and bishops. They belong to the Order of Deacons and are ordained by a bishop to ‘serve’ the community in various ways. Keep ...

Pilgrimage is an important element of every Jubilee Year and there will be opportunities in 2025 for international and local experiences. Those who have travelled the Camino de Santiago understand ...

MNnews.today is your source of Catholic news for the areas of Newcastle, Maitland, Taree, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter Valley. The site contains stories from the award-winning diocesan magazine ...

St Joseph’s Catholic College, Aberdeen has proudly launched its state-of-the-art Collaboration Space, a modern addition to the school’s facilities. This innovative space represents a major leap ...