With just days to go until the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague the country. To date, Japan has recorded 848,000 infections and more than 15,000 deaths which has forced the revision of all programmes on the calendar, and is ... Read More about Tokyo Archdiocese cancels pastoral programme for athletes due to pandemic
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German churches pray, provide aid as European flooding death toll climbs
BONN, Germany (CNS) — German Catholic churches offered spiritual and financial support to survivors of devastating flooding in two regions of the country. At Masses July 18, bishops, priests and parishioners prayed for those who died, emergency workers who continued to clear mud-lined streets and ... Read More about German churches pray, provide aid as European flooding death toll climbs
The disappearance that should not be forgotten
by KAREN CORBETT SLOPER The year was 1943. It was 78 years ago this July, and the date was the 23rd. This day was one of the many frightful days of World War II. On this dreadful day, Rev. Francis Vernon Douglas, a New Zealand Columban priest, was violently seized by Japanese soldiers from his ... Read More about The disappearance that should not be forgotten
Little ones lost remembered throughout NZ
by MINA AMSO This year might be the last year prayerful gatherings outside abortion facilities could legally take place if MP Louisa Wall’s “safe areas” bill is passed by Parliament. Some 50 people gathered outside Greenlane Hospital by the curbside of the Epsom Day [abortion] clinic in ... Read More about Little ones lost remembered throughout NZ
Massey research into changes in NZ parishes
A Catholic anthropologist from Massey University in Palmerston North has embarked on research into the rapidly-changing composition of people in parishes, and the impact of diverse cultures in the Church in New Zealand. Dr Robyn Andrews, a parishioner of St Mary’s church, said anthropology ... Read More about Massey research into changes in NZ parishes