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      • 13/11/2025

        Parramatta Con ignites new opportunities for Christian music in Western Sydney

        By Outlook Contributor, 13 November 2025
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        From Peru to Peter’s chair: How Latin America formed a US pope

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        Fr John McSweeney installed as Parish Priest of new seven-church parish

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        At a special Vigil Mass on Saturday 1 November at St Canice’s in Katoomba, Bishop Vincent installed Fr John McSweeney as the inaugural Parish Priest of the newly proclaimed...
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