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Maori champion sought for bishops’ conference

By Michael Otto | August 22, 2023 | 2 Comments

By NZ CATHOLIC staff  The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference has established a new position of Kaihāpai Māori-Māori Champion, with a view to this role helping to shape the Church’s future.  According to a media release on the bishops’ conference website, the Kaihāpai Māori-Māori Champion “is an influential role that … Read More about Maori champion sought for bishops’ conference

Big demand for Ak Catholic Caring Foundation assistance

By Rowena Orejana | August 21, 2023 | 0 Comments

The Auckland Catholic Caring Foundation gave out $770,000 in grants this year to 60 partner agencies and organisations that work to lift people out of poverty. At a Mass celebrated on August 2 at Christ the King church in Owairaka, Auckland, the foundation recognised students, volunteers and partner agencies for … Read More about Big demand for Ak Catholic Caring Foundation assistance

Throw seed and let God work says US deacon

By Rowena Orejana | August 10, 2023 | 0 Comments

Fear of what others will think often stops Catholics from evangelising, but every baptised Catholic is called to spread the Good News. This was what American Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers told people at his first talk in New Zealand, which took place at Te Kupenga – Catholic Theological College on July … Read More about Throw seed and let God work says US deacon

Pope calls for new Marian devotion at Fátima: ‘Our Lady in a Hurry’

By OSV News | August 6, 2023 | 1 Comment

FÁTIMA, Portugal (CNS) – Before 200,000 pilgrims at Fátima, many of them with tears in their eyes, Pope Francis called for a new Marian devotional title – “Our Lady in a Hurry” – to describe how Mary hastens to care for all her children. “There are many Marian invocations,” he … Read More about Pope calls for new Marian devotion at Fátima: ‘Our Lady in a Hurry’

Bishop-elect of Palmerston North was in confessional when nuncio called

By Michael Otto | August 4, 2023 | 2 Comments

Bishop-elect John Adams was sitting in a confessional when he first received a phone call that would eventually see him being told that Pope Francis was asking him to be Bishop of Palmerston North. In a video message recorded during a recent visit to Palmerston North following the announcement in … Read More about Bishop-elect of Palmerston North was in confessional when nuncio called

Pope meets abuse victims, Ukraine pilgrims and Portuguese students in Lisbon

By OSV News | August 4, 2023 | 0 Comments

LISBON, Portugal (CNS) – Meeting in a makeshift “Sistine Chapel” painted floor-to ceiling by students, Pope Francis, paintbrush in hand, left a mark on the hearts of young people by telling them not to shy away from the personal crises that come with a life of faith. “A life without … Read More about Pope meets abuse victims, Ukraine pilgrims and Portuguese students in Lisbon