NCP CONVENTION 2025

Re-Connect, Re-Engage, Re-Energise

“A gracious farewell, or a new beginning”

The Great Southern Hotel, George St, Sydney, Monday 17 March 2025 (registration from 3 pm) to Wednesday 19 March 2025 (check-out at 10 am)

Quo Vadis?

John F Swann (Assistant editor, The Swag)

(Editor’s note: the responses to our Quo Vadis survey were passed on to John asking if he could create a summary of them for The Swag.)

ACCRAF needs your help

Greg Trythall PP (Chair ACCRAF)

Australian Catholic Clergy Remuneration Assistance Fund.

Mandate of the Holy Father Francis to Parish Priests

Parish Priests for the Synod (2 May 2024)

In early May Pope Francis convened an international meeting of parish priests from around the world at which some priests from Australia were involved. On May 2 at the conclusion of the meeting Pope Francis invited the priests to be missionaries of synodality and take a letter to the parish priests of the countries they came from. What follows is the invitation, and the letter.

Paul Crotty’s group in Rome, Paul is third from the left

Meeting of Parish Priests in Rome

Paul Crotty is parish priest of Cooper Pedy (Diocese of Port Pirie). He was one of the invited parish priests from around the world to the meeting in Rome with the Pope. These are his reflections of the meeting.