What is Pentecost? Pentecost celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles. It occurs after the season of Easter. It empowered the apostles to go out, as Jesus had commanded them, to be ...

It marked an important moment for both Fr Solomon and the people of the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. “It feels deeply humbling and profoundly joyful to be ordained a priest,” Fr Solomon ...

The talent in our primary schools was highly evident again this year with 114 students selected for a New South Wales Polding team. Almost every pathway sport included a Maitland-Newcastle ...

Local Athletes Excel at Polding Basketball and Tennis Trials. A big congratulations to the boys and girls who represented our Maitland-Newcastle Diocese last week in the Polding Basketball trials in ...

Tickets are selling fast for ASPIRE’s 2022 production, The Cost of Wishes. Book now!

The following questions will be framed around our local understanding of a bishop. Bishops are first ordained, and then if they move to another diocese, they are installed. For example, Bishop Michael ...

Hundreds of students kicked goals last Tuesday as a fundraising challenge for kids in need was launched at McDonald Jones Stadium. Over 30 schools came together to launch 'Socktober', a partnership ...

St Francis Xavier’s Primary School, Belmont . As members of the Powaikaliko Malang Catholic Community of Schools, St Pius X, Windale, and St Patrick's, Swansea came together with St Francis Xavier’s, ...

GALLERY OF HOPE. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many to experience feelings of isolation and despair as our everyday lives change on a daily basis.

Led by the eSafety Commissioner in Australia, Safer Internet Day highlights the importance of online safety issues and aims to foster a safer and more positive digital culture and environment within ...

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 ...

What are the differences? Are there any similarities? Those questions were answered last week at the Diocesan Ecumenical and Interfaith Council’s first Interfaith Dialogue event. Almost 50 people were ...