The latest statements and media releases from the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle are listed below including those from the Catholic Schools Office, CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning and the Catholic Community Fund.
Please direct any media enquiries or requests for interviews to the Communications Team via email: mediainbox@mn.catholic.org.au
Catholic Diocese announces public screenings of "Breaking the Silence"
A professionally produced DVD about the impact of child sexual abuse titled Breaking the Silence will be screened in Muswellbrook this Saturday and shown to audiences in the Newcastle, Lower Hunter an…
Statement from Bishop Bill Wright regarding the Herald report on Newcastle Railway Line
It has been reported today in various media that this Diocese has made a 'submission' to the NSW Department of Planning & Infrastructure in support of 'truncating' the Newcastle Railway Line at Wi…
Grand opening of CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning Maitland office
CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning will celebrate in style the opening of its new office in Maitland next Tuesday 23 April. Bishop Bill Wright of the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle wi…
New location to provide increased support to individuals, families and victims of abuse
The Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle’s child protection unit Zimmerman Services and welfare arm CatholicCare Social Services, have moved into a purpose built facility on the site of the former B…
Bishop Bill Wright invites the community to the annual Ecumenical Way of the Cross
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, Bill Wright, is inviting individuals and families from across the Hunter to join him this Sunday from 3pm as he leads the annual Ecumenical Way of…
Bishop Bill Wright welcomes the election of Pope Francis I
As Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, I welcome the news that the church has a new Pope. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been announced as Pope Francis. In the coming d…
Catholic Schools Week 2013
This week staff and more than 18,000 students from 55 Catholic schools in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle will join more than 261,000 students from across NSW and the ACT to celebrate 'Ever…
Letter from Bishop Bill Wright regarding the NSW Special Commission of Inquiry
In our Lenten pastoral letter 'Sowing In Tears', the Bishops of NSW committed to "cooperate fully with the Royal Commission, police and other relevant authorities." In the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastl…
Local community invited to Lenten prayer gatherings of healing and hope
The Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is inviting the local community to gather with Bishop Bill Wright for prayers of healing and hope in one of six locations around the diocese this Lent. The Y…
Hunter community invited to the launch of Project Compassion on Shrove Tuesday (1)
School students and representatives from 55 schools in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle will join Bishop Bill Wright at St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland next Tuesday for the laun…
