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        15/12/2025

        Bishop Vincent’s statement on the Bondi Beach terrorist attack

        By Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, 15 December 2025
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        The key to good teaching? Vulnerability

        By James F. Keenan SJ, 15 December 2025
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        15/12/2025

        The Witness: Blacktown Catholics set to bring a local twist to global Christian musical

        By Outlook Contributor, 15 December 2025
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        Listening Day in Parramatta drives disability focus 
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        The Diocese of Parramatta has purchased land in the centre of Blacktown City, directly adjacent to the soon-to-be-developed Blacktown Quarter, where a new Church and state-of-the-art Catholic precinct will...
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