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Pope’s climate exhortation a clarion call, say NZ Catholic bishops

By Michael Otto | October 5, 2023 | 0 Comments

Pope Francis’ Laudate Deum climate change exhortation is a clarion call, says the Catholic Bishop of Auckland, Bishop Stephen Lowe. “Laudate Deum is a clarion call to us all, as individuals, as industry and as nations, to examine whether our attitudes and actions towards care of mother Earth are consistent … Read More about Pope’s climate exhortation a clarion call, say NZ Catholic bishops

Recently ordained priests gather for retreat

By NZ Catholic Staff | October 3, 2023 | 0 Comments

Eleven recently ordained diocesan priests from the six dioceses in New Zealand gathered at the St Francis Friary and Retreat Centre in Auckland for a time of prayer, reflection and fellowship from August 21 to 24. Fr Gerard Aynsley, the vicar-general from Dunedin diocese, facilitated this gathering, which had a … Read More about Recently ordained priests gather for retreat

Pope responds to cardinals on blessings for homosexuals, female priests

By OSV News | October 3, 2023 | 0 Comments

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Catholic Church, in pursuit of “pastoral prudence”, should discern if there are ways of giving blessings to homosexual persons that do not alter the Church’s teaching on marriage, Pope Francis said. Writing in response to a “dubia” letter delivered to him by five cardinals seeking … Read More about Pope responds to cardinals on blessings for homosexuals, female priests

An outlook on life with faith and trust in the revealed message

By Rowena Orejana | September 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

October 1: Twenty-sixth Week of Ordinary Time. Readings: 1. Ezekiel 18:25-28; Psalm: 25; 2. Philippians 2:1-11; Gospel: Matthew 21:28-32. With the aid of these readings, we learn how to focus our everyday activities and outlook on life with faith and trust in the revealed message that they contain. The way … Read More about An outlook on life with faith and trust in the revealed message

NZ bishops publish significant expanded statement on the importance of respecting all life

By Michael Otto | September 27, 2023 | 1 Comment

New Zealand’s Catholic bishops have updated and expanded for the 2020s an important 1997 document that inspires the active protection and promotion of all life. NZ Catholic Bishops Conference president Bishop Stephen Lowe, the Bishop of Auckland, said that the revised and expanded version of Te Kahu o te Ora … Read More about NZ bishops publish significant expanded statement on the importance of respecting all life

Pope says his new ecology document is titled ‘Laudate Deum’

By OSV News | September 27, 2023 | 1 Comment

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis said the title of his new letter on the environment will be “Laudate Deum”, (Praise God), a frequent refrain in several psalms, including Psalm 148, which tells the heavens and the angels and the sun and moon to praise the Lord. The new document, … Read More about Pope says his new ecology document is titled ‘Laudate Deum’