Ishan Nath, a student at John Paul College in Rotorua, has won a gold medal at the 2020 International Mathematical Olympiad. This is believed to be only the second time that a New Zealand student has won a gold medal in the contest in the 33 years that this country has entered a team. The … Read More about John Paul College student wins gold at maths olympiad
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Beach Haven parish used for testing site
Maria Assumpta Catholic church in Beach Haven, ... Read More about Beach Haven parish used for testing site
Rimutaka’s and Arohata’s new prison chaplain
Cardinal John Dew has commissioned Falefou Sio as ... Read More about Rimutaka’s and Arohata’s new prison chaplain
Funding gives boost to annual youth camp
by JEFF DILLON Although Sunday, August 9, ... Read More about Funding gives boost to annual youth camp
by JOHN HOLDEN Several hundred supporters of the Marist St Pats Rugby Football Club (MSP) helped the club celebrate the launch of its 50th jubilee publication “C’mon Red”. The book launch was part of the club’s celebration of its jubilee, and replaced its 50th birthday gala dinner, which had been … Read More about 50 years of Marist St Pats Rugby Club celebrated
by JUSTIN GLYN, SJ The Victorian bishops have recently put out a trenchant response to the latest report of Victoria’s Voluntary Assistance in Dying Review Board (which monitors the workings of Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017). In it, they note the lack of information on, and access to, palliative … Read More about Discussions about euthanasia
In the Second Vatican Council’s pastoral constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Gaudium et Spes, the first sentence, concerning “the joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age” is much-quoted. The second sentence says that “nothing genuinely human fails to raise … Read More about Looking beyond the slogans of parties
Safe and hygienic practices at Mass will continue as the rest of the country moves into alert level 1 while Auckland remains at alert level 2. In a pastoral letter dated September 23, Wellington Cardinal John Dew called on diocesan church and school leaders to remind people of the need … Read More about Safety key as Covid alert levels change in NZ
by ESTELLE HENRYS To celebrate the Season of Creation, members of four faith communities in Wellington western suburbs (Ōtari Catholic Parish Karori/Wilton, St Luke’s and St Anne’s Anglican Churches and Wadestown Presbyterian Church) got together to plan an Ecumenical Walk in Ōtari -Wilton’s Bush. The idea was to visit the … Read More about Season of Creation marked by ecumenical walk
The remediation of three of the buildings of Holy Cross Seminary in Ponsonby will begin by the end of the year. The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference earlier decided to remediate the leaky building at the seminary at an estimated cost of $7.6 million. In the seminary’s September 2020 newsletter, … Read More about Seminary building remediation planned
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