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Puzzling together

My dear sisters and brothers in Christ. Recently, after a confirmation, I meet a lady who loved doing jigsaw puzzles. She proudly called herself a “dissectologist”; that is one for the quiz-night. I asked her what was the largest one she had completed: 5,000 pieces. The average size is 1,000!

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Blessing of milestone anniversaries

Love is in the air this month, especially on Sunday 20 September when the Archdiocese celebrates milestone wedding anniversaries across parish communities. In the lead-up to the recognition of their life-long commitment, these loved-up locals shared their stories with Katie Spain.

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Conclave 2025: An inside track

“I still can’t believe the number of people who want to talk about the conclave,” Cardinal John Dew said before taking to the lectern at the annual Australian Catholic Press Association (ACPA) conference in Christchurch in late August.

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Flying High

Any vexillologists heading towards St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral from the eastern end of Wakefield St over the past few weeks may well, should they have looked up, have noticed something a little different and of great interest.