By MARILYN RODRIGUES SYDNEY (OSV News) – The joy of Eastertide has turned to shock and bewilderment across Sydney’s Catholic community in the wake of a deadly knife attack at Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre on April 13, in which seven people were killed and a dozen injured, including a nine-month-old baby. Archbishop Anthony Fisher of … Read More about Eastertide joy turns to tears as Sydney Catholics mourn horrific knife attack’s victims
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Christchurch CSS Foodbank closed
After 16 years, Christchurch diocese’s Catholic ... Read More about Christchurch CSS Foodbank closed
Papal Nuncio goes back to Rome
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Festival of New Life date announced
The sixth Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 5 ... Read More about Festival of New Life date announced
Signature Choir had the pleasure of performing with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at the Spark Arena on Friday, November 24, 2023. This was the Mana Moana concert of folk songs from the Pasifika islands of Samoa, Cook Island, Fiji, Niue, Tokelau and the Kingdom of Tonga. The Signature Choir … Read More about Choirs unite for Mana Moana cultural concert
Christchurch Bishop Michael Gielen has announced a preferred site for a Cathedral Precinct on the diocese’s Barbadoes Street site, and is seeking feedback through a three-month engagement process before he makes the final decision. He has invited people to pray about new cathedral location before consultation officially opens. In a … Read More about Preferred option for Chch cathedral
As 2023 draws to a close, it is customary to look back over the year that has been. This year started with the news that Pope Benedict XVI had died on the last day of 2022. So it seems fitting, that in the build-up to Christmas, 2023, we conclude the … Read More about The First-born of all that is
December 24: Fourth Sunday of Advent. Readings: 1. 2 Samuel 7:1-5,8-12,14-16; Psalm: 89; 2. Romans 16:25-27; Gospel: Luke 1:26-38. Today’s Scriptures herald the coming of the one we know to be our true king. Here we have the long story of preparing for his birth followed by the Church’s mission of … Read More about The coming of the true king
November 16 marked a significant milestone for Monte Cecilia Housing Trust, a pillar in Auckland’s community housing provider sector, as figures from its 40-year history came together to celebrate the past four decades of work. The celebratory dinner included staff members both past and present, supporters, and representatives from various … Read More about Housing Trust celebrates 40 years of service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A Catholic priest can bless a gay or other unmarried couple as long as it is not a formal liturgical blessing, and does not give the impression that the Catholic Church is blessing the union as if it were a marriage, the Vatican doctrinal office has … Read More about Doctrinal dicastery explains how, when gay couples can be blessed
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