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Bishop Anthony Percy joins 2GB's Bill Crews to discuss the immersive Sistine Chapel Exhibition now in Sydney - reflecting on Michelangelo, sacred beauty, and the genius of the Renaissance.

Why are people surprised that popes are on the side of world peace? During World War I, Pope Benedict XV was criticised for calling for peace. Pope Leo XIV recently held a prayer vigil for peace with the troubles in the middle east. What is surprising is that some people accused Pope Leo XIV of dumping the Just War Theory. He did nothing of the sort. Notice what the pope actually said: In the context of the 2003 Iraq war crisis, Saint John Paul II said with deep emotion: ‘I b

Bishop Tony spoke with Tim Webster from 2sm radio on Holy Thursday 2026 to discuss the mystery of Easter, the beauty of the Catholic Church, and how we can have peace amidst the violence and chaos of the world.

Michael McLaren interviewed Bishop Percy on 2GB Radio about the significance of St. Francis of Assisi and the 800 th anniversary of his death. St. Francis stayed awake many hours at night asking God two questions: God, who are you? God, who am I? Bishop Percy speaks about the return to faith and the coming to faith of young people, especially young men, since 2020.

RED MASS St. Mary’s Cathedral 2 February 2026 Read full speech below: This time last year for our Red Mass, the 266th successor to St. Peter was our pope. Today Leo XIV is our pope, elected in May 2025. I was ordained a bishop just a few days before the papal election and headed to Rome in September for what is known in Australia as the ‘Baby Bishops Conference.’ It was a fascinating experience. Approximately 200 of the world’s newest bishops, from all over the globe, were pr

Bishop Tony Percy Thomas More Lecture 27 June 2025 The founders of Australia deliberately set out to create a free and fair country. They succeeded. Our Aboriginal brothers and sisters, the first immigrants to Australia, arrived by foot, wading across the archipelago, probably from Africa through India, most likely 60,000 years ago. Sea levels rose by 150 metres 20,000 years ago, meaning that you could no longer walk from Tasmania to Papua New Guinea. Indigenous Australians w

Saturday 19 July 2025 Human Rights Law Alliance Conference Full transcript of speech available below: The founders of Australia deliberately set out to create a free and fair country. They succeeded. We wanted a country that is free in every way: Personal freedom, freedom of association, freedom of conscience, freedom of thought, freedom of the press, economic and cultural freedom, freedom of religion, freedom of property rights. This has been our experience. We wanted a coun