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Watched by Cardinal George Pell and Father Lewi Barakat, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP blesses the plaque commemorating the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Sydney in 2008 for World Youth Day. The plaque is located at Barangaroo, where the pope disembarked and was welcomed by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from Australia and around the world. Photo: Giovanni Portelli

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Plaque recalls ‘holiest week’

Michael Kenny - July 28, 2022

Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP and his predecessor Cardinal George Pell have jointly unveiled a bronze plaque in central Sydney, to honour the legacy left...

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