by MICHAEL LORETZ The 2020 Fourvière Festival of Lights, held on December 5 near Christchurch, was a blessed event, with…
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Archives for 2021
Pope announces new Church focus on family and conjugal love
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – As the fifth anniversary of his apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia” approaches, Pope Francis announced that the…
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Covid restrictions see annual Totara Point Mass cancelled
The annual Mass at Totara Point in the Hokianga to commemorate the first Mass celebrated on New Zealand soil by Bishop Jean-Baptiste…
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Pope appoints Bishop Paul Martin as coadjutor in Wellington
Pope Francis has appointed the Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, Bishop Paul Martin, SM, to the role of Coadjutor Archbishop of…
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Dunedin bishop reflects on St Joseph
by BISHOP MICHAEL DOOLEY Pope Francis has declared a “Year of St Joseph” from December 8, 2020, to December 8,…
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