Archdiocese of Sydney

Australian brothers’ ordination completes hat trick of religious vocations
- Jun 6, 2021
For the first time in Sydney’s history, two brothers have been ordained to the priesthood on the same day.

By Debbie Cramsie
Sydney archbishop urges ‘deep breath’ after news of artificial embryos
- Mar 22, 2021
After a prominent Australian university announced it had made artificial human embryos from skin cells, an Australian archbishop with a doctorate in bioethics asked, “Is this really such a good thing?”

By Catholic News Service
Ethicists must call out unethical behavior in health care, Sydney archbishop says
- Mar 12, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has multiplied the number of ethical dilemmas that health care workers, health care systems, governments and individuals face which require the specialized assistance ethicists can provide, Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher told the Catholic Health Association of the United States.

By Benjamin Conolly

Sydney archbishop welcomes state plan to protect victims of modern slavery
- Sep 29, 2020
Archbishop Anthony Fisher and archdiocesan staff welcomed a commitment by the government of New South Wales to enact anti-slavery legislation passed by the Australian Parliament more than two years ago.

By Catholic News Service

Sydney archbishop says failure to implement anti-slavery law ‘disgraceful’
- Jul 30, 2020
Archbishop Anthony Fisher says it’s “disgraceful and dishonorable” that the Australian state of New South Wales has failed to enact a law against modern slavery passed in 2018.

By Charles Collins
Contact tracing leads to the closure of three churches in Sydney, Australia
- Jul 29, 2020
One woman infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus attending services in the Archdiocese of Sydney in Australia has led to the closure of several Catholic churches.

By Crux Staff
Sydney archbishop uses parents’ response to death to show Easter meaning
- Apr 14, 2020
The recent response of two parents to the deaths of three of their children and a niece illustrated what Easter is about, said Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher.

By Peter Rosengren
Pell acquitted of abuse charges and will be released from Australian prison
- Apr 6, 2020
NEW YORK — Australia’s highest court unanimously acquitted Cardinal George Pell of child abuse on Tuesday, marking a stunning turn of events for the 78-year-old prelate who had previously been the most senior Catholic official to be found guilty of sexual abuse. The reverse decision comes after Pell was convicted

By Christopher White