Vatican City is a city-state within the city of Rome, Italy. It is home to both Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and is a veritable monument to Catholicism's influence on architecture. It ...

Arriving at St Columban’s Primary School, Mayfield, there were tears, trepidation and nervous excitement − and that was just from the parents! The 18 new Kindergarten students took it all in their ...

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 ...

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 ...

National Student Volunteer Week acknowledges and celebrates student volunteers, aiming to promote volunteering to students and young people across Australia. Student volunteer week runs from 5 – 11 ...

The CSNSW Sports Awards presentation celebrates the top athletes in each sport, across all of the NSW Catholic Secondary Schools. It highlights students who have not just shined in the NSWC Combined ...

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 ...

When a group of friends finds a covered-up well Molly can’t help but wish for that pair of sneakers she’s had her eye on. Little does she know her wish is about to wake up a host of creatures at the ...

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 ...

It has been an intense six weeks since Pope Francis announced Bishop Michael as the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. Preparation for such a massive event which holds at its heart a ...

A massive shoutout and congratulations to the following students who made it to Polding Teams: Darcy Bendeich - St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Chisholm (Boys Team) Lennox Lindsell - St Aloysius ...

Congratulations to the following girls who were selected in the Diocesan netball teams for NSWCCC during the last week of Term 1. Coach Laura Nolan is excited with the talent shown in both teams. See ...