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Bridging hearts and horizons — Cardinal Stephen’s Australia visit in photos

26 September 2025

Bridging hearts and horizons — Cardinal Stephen’s Australia visit in photos

Bishop Vincent Long of Parramatta (right); and Father Richard Leonard SJ, the interviewer of the talk, along with Cardinal Stephen after the cardinal’s talk on ‘Bridge-Building’ at the Cathedral Hall at the invitation of Parramatta Diocese on September 15.

At the invitation of Parramatta Diocese, Cardinal Stephen delivers a talk on “Bridge-building” at the Cathedral Hall in the evening of September 15.

Brother Mark O’Connor FMS (right) founder of the lecture series speaking in the talk. Cardinal Stephen delivered the lecture at the Newman College, Melbourne, on September 16.

Meeting young Catholics at JPII House, Melbourne, on September 17.

Celebrating Mass with the Chinese Catholic Community, Melbourne on September 17 together with Father James Areechira SVD(left).

Cardinal Stephen officiates the Mass, after the talk, at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church on 13 September 2025.

Cardinal Stephen officiates the Sunday Mass with the Chinese Catholic community in St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Parramatta, on September 14, 2025

Concelebrants of the Mass at St. Monica’s Church, on 14 September 2025.
Second from the right, Fr Ephraim Lam, the parish priest of St Monica’s Church; Fr Fernando Montano, Vicar General of Paramatta; Fr Vince To, IVE, an assistant parish priest of a nearby parish.

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