“I feel like we are entering into another type of Lent.” This was Dunedin Bishop Michael Dooley’s reflection in his pastoral...

Hamilton Bishop Stephen Lowe expressed sadness over the passing away of Msgr Michael Browne, brother of Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton, Bishop Denis Browne. Msgr...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - With people forced to stay home, even during Holy Week, because of the coronavirus pandemic, the archbishop of Turin...

After 81 years, what is now the largest Catholic secondary college in the country has a chapel that is fit for purpose....

My interview with Josephite Sister Josepha O’Connor had to be squeezed between her morning Age Concern exercises and meeting at Quillan Court,...

Auckland Bishop Patrick Dunn said this year's Holy Week celebrations may be different but can be "a time of great blessing".

More than six centuries of religious life by seven Sisters of Mercy and three Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart...

You often hear “there’s an app for that!” Now New Zealand Catholics have an app for prayers with...

by MICHAEL FITZSIMONS For the first time, the Society of St Vincent de Paul has included a commitment to...

ROME (CNS) - Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, the papal vicar for Rome, was hospitalised after testing positive for the Covid-19 virus, the Diocese...

At age seven, the new auxiliary bishop of Auckland, Bishop Michael Gielen, already knew life was empty without Jesus.

With the first cases of the novel coronavirus confirmed in New Zealand, authorities are responding in various ways. Among the tools being...

by Mina Amso This is the day that we dreaded the most. We felt the pain of loss, we...

The National Liturgy Office has put links to Masses around the world on their website as well as livestreams of daily celebration...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Neither Pope Francis nor any of his closest collaborators have the Covid-19 virus, said Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican...

Pope Francis is leading a prayer from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome today March 27 (March 28 ,6 am NZ time)...

Italy has been one of the countries hardest hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic, with 15,113 confirmed cases and more than 1000...

Odd as it may seem to filmgoers, subtitles for foreign-language movies are the exception rather than the rule. The recent...

Churches in New Zealand will be closed as the government moves to put the country in complete lockdown tomorrow.

The New Zealand Catholic bishops are deeply disappointed that Parliament passed the Abortion Legislation Bill at its third reading by a margin of 68...

New Zealand Catholic bishops are reminding the faithful that even though they cannot come to Masses, “the life of Jesus Christ… remains open to...

The New Zealand Catholic Bishops announced the suspension of all Masses and public liturgical gatherings due to the strong government restrictions on...

by DANIEL CÔTÉ DAVIS A group of 47 Catholic young people from various parts of New Zealand had a...

St Patrick's Cathedral in Auckland is suspending all Sunday Masses following the government's announcement to limit indoor gatherings to 100 people.

Auckland Bishop Patrick Dunn has said the Government’s recent announcement limiting the number of people at gatherings indoors to 100 will have...

The New Zealand Catholic Bishops are deeply disappointed that the New Zealand Parliament last night passed the Abortion Legislation Bill by a margin of...

Being able to have a tasty, nutritious, hot-cooked meal once a week makes a world of difference to the people at the...

Catholic agencies have called on the Government to address income and housing issues that impact the poorest people in New Zealand society....

by JEFF DILLON In a lead up to the Lenten season, the Dunedin Latin Mass Society decided to embrace...

Music ministers should grow to love the sound of a singing assembly above all else, said top Australian music liturgist Michael Mangan....