By ROWENA OREJANA Auckland Bishop Stephen Lowe is launching an appeal through the Catholic Caring Foundation after the region suffered flooding after unprecedented rainfall on January 27. Auckland diocese general manager James van Schie said that further details of the appeal will be announced in the coming days. To donate, visit caringfoundation.org.nz/ways-to-give/ “A phone tree … Read More about Auckland Bishop to launch appeal after unprecedented flooding
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‘We are not yet done’: March for Life holds first national event after overturn of Roe v Wade
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis praised the late Australian Cardinal George Pell as a faithful servant of God and of the Catholic Church, who steadfastly followed the Lord even “in the hour of trial” when he was jailed for sexual abuse before his conviction was overturned by Australia’s highest … Read More about Cardinal Pell dies at 81; he kept the faith even amid tribulation, Pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The theological writings and papal teaching of the late Pope Benedict XVI were and will continue to be a blessing to the Catholic Church, Pope Francis wrote. “Benedict XVI’s thought and magisterium are and always will remain fruitful because he knew how to focus on the … Read More about Benedict XVI ‘did theology on his knees’, Pope Francis says
Lasallian Br Mark McKeon’s experience of his first Christmas in Bethlehem in 2014 was deeply profound and will stay with him always. “I always remember sort of sitting in the university chapel, listening to the rings, talking about the Saviour being born in Bethlehem and I’m thinking, ‘here I am. … Read More about Br Mark’s Christmas in Bethlehem
Greccio is a small hillside town/village in Italy. It was there, at the Christmas Mass of 1223AD, 799 years ago, that St Francis of Assisi staged the first Nativity play, with actors and animals reliving the birth of the Christ-child at Bethlehem. St Francis later said, “I want to do … Read More about From the publisher: Caught up in wonder
In the compact town of Amberley, in North Canterbury, many people drive past without noticing one of the oldest churches in New Zealand. The church is possibly the second oldest functioning church in the country. Unfortunately, recent application to put up a “Historical Church” road-sign was turned down by the … Read More about Swallows choose holy nesting spot
There will be something new in the Society of St Vincent de Paul (Dunedin) gift baskets this year: the gift of an experience. SVdP Dunedin youth coordinator Jo Bell said that the decision to seek donations of gifts of experiences has two objectives: giving the families the opportunity to do … Read More about SVDP Dunedin gift an experience
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