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Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge to address NZ Catholic priests at Rotorua assembly

By NZ Catholic Staff | September 19, 2023 | 1 Comment

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 … Read More about Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge to address NZ Catholic priests at Rotorua assembly

175 years of storms, peace and prayer

By Michael Otto | September 15, 2023 | 0 Comments

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 … Read More about 175 years of storms, peace and prayer

Plea for more promotion of prison chaplaincy

By Rowena Orejana | September 13, 2023 | 1 Comment

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 … Read More about Plea for more promotion of prison chaplaincy

Bishop wants more to follow example of Knights

By Michael Otto | September 13, 2023 | 2 Comments

The Knights of the Southern Cross New Zealand can trace their origins a century ago to a time characterised by anti-Catholic prejudice in some quarters of society – and there are similarities in today’s society. Auckland Bishop Stephen Lowe made this point in his keynote address at the centenary dinner … Read More about Bishop wants more to follow example of Knights

Record Turn-out at World Youth Day Auckland

By NZ Catholic contributor | September 12, 2023 | 0 Comments

By MINA AMSO Nearly 1000 young people flocked to World Youth Day [WYD] in Auckland on August 6 to celebrate their Catholic faith and their love for Jesus. The attendance was three times greater than last year. The event at Sancta Maria College in Flat Bush coincided with the global … Read More about Record Turn-out at World Youth Day Auckland

Lay Leaders of liturgical prayer trained with view to future

By Rowena Orejana | September 11, 2023 | 0 Comments

The Auckland Liturgy Centre has run a training course for lay leaders of liturgical prayer, with the objective of “future-proofing” public worship against the declining number of priests. Liturgy and Ministry coordinator Randall Ramos said that the course was attended by 52 ministers of the Word and/or Holy Communion. It … Read More about Lay Leaders of liturgical prayer trained with view to future