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September 24: Twenty-fifth Week of Ordinary Time. Readings: 1. Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm: 145; 2. Philippians 1:20-24,27; Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16. Something … Read More about Appreciate the deeper meaning of the faith we profess
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – With more than 450 people gathering at the Vatican from around the world for a monthlong … Read More about Synod office announces plan to reduce assembly’s carbon footprint
SAO PAOLO (CNA) – September 12 was a special day for Ronaldo Luís Nazario da Lima, the Brazilian and world … Read More about Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo is baptised in Catholic church
Auckland deputy mayor Desley Simpson launched “Resilient Religious Community: A Guide to Disaster Resilience” at the Auckland Town Hall on … Read More about Guide for disaster resilience for religious communities
“Your Catholic Corner”, a long-standing Catholic radio show in Hamilton, is embracing an exciting new chapter as it transitions to … Read More about Radio show transitions to podcast
By Paulina Guzik, OSV News MARKOWA, Poland (OSV News) – In one of the most significant moments in Polish post-war … Read More about Pope hails beatified family as ‘ray of light in the darkness’
St Peter’s College in Gore has taken the annual Bishops’ Shield for winning the 79th Annual Otago and Southland Catholic … Read More about St Peter’s College wins Bishops’ Shield
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By TONY FORTUNE It was a while in the planning, and Sunday, August 20 was the day that the two Catholic parishes in the Buller district reformed into the one combined parish, renamed “The Buller- Inangahua Catholic Parish”. On that weekend, Wellington Archbishop Paul Martin, SM, was in Westport to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation … Read More about Two Buller Catholic parishes combine
A state-of-the-art science facility is being planned for Sacred Heart College in Auckland, to build upon and enhance the school’s top record of academic achievement. A shareholder information meeting was held at the college on August 17, at which headmaster Patrick Walsh explained the need for the new facility. Mr Walsh said that NCEA results … Read More about College plans first-class science facility
“Successful ageing” has become a cultural obsession with a society that clings to “deep-seated cultural ideals of autonomy, self-determination and productivity”. At a talk at the Te Kupenga – Catholic Theological College on July 21, Auckland theologian and the Maclaurin Goodfellow Associate Professor of Theological and Religious Studies Dr Michael Mawson spoke about his project, … Read More about Disability theology and ageing
Archbishop of Brisbane Mark Coleridge will be one of the speakers at a week-long assembly of 170 Catholic priests to be held in Rotorua in the second week of October. The National Assembly of Diocesan Priests from October 9 to 13 will be the first such meeting of Catholic parish priests since the one held … Read More about Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge to address NZ Catholic priests at Rotorua assembly
Some 175 years ago, Fr Antoine Marie Garin, SM, built a school house in Howick, Auckland, which doubled as a chapel for Mass on Sundays. The anniversary of that beginning of Our Lady Star of the Sea parish and school was celebrated this year, over several days leading up to the Solemnity of the Assumption … Read More about 175 years of storms, peace and prayer
The biggest challenge for a senior prison chaplain is finding people who would take up this ministry. Sr Veronica Casey, PBVM, has retired after more than 10 years as senior prison chaplain. She had been a prison chaplain at the Otago Corrections Facility for six years before leading the Catholic chaplaincy. Sr Veronica described prison … Read More about Plea for more promotion of prison chaplaincy
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