Father Michael Pui – the parish priest of Good Shepherd Parish, Hurunui, in North Canterbury – has been appointed national director of MissioNZ, the local face of the Pontifical Mission Societies. He takes over from Fr Bernard Espiritu, SVD, the national director since 2012. The Pontifical ... Read More about Christchurch diocese priest appointed as national director of MissioNZ (Pontifical Mission Societies in NZ)
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Young Catholics hear about representations of Jesus in the first 300 years of Christianity
By MICHAEL OTTO We don’t really know what Jesus looked like, and every image of him in the movies is “imagination”. So said Te Kupenga Catholic Theological College assistant dean Fr Mervyn Duffy, SM, at a Theology on Tap event held at the Apothecary Licensed Eatery in Howick, East Auckland, on ... Read More about Young Catholics hear about representations of Jesus in the first 300 years of Christianity
Vatican says papal trip to Papua New Guinea is ‘under study’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The foreign minister of Papua New Guinea said his government has received an "official note" that Pope Francis intends to visit the country for three days in August, but the director of the Vatican press office said plans for a trip are in the "very preliminary" ... Read More about Vatican says papal trip to Papua New Guinea is ‘under study’
Clergy appointments in six NZ dioceses
The ordinaries of six Catholic dioceses in Aotearoa New Zealand have announced the clergy shifts in their respective dioceses for 2024. Wellington (correction for Ohariu and Te Ngakau Tapu parishes January 31) Archbishop Paul Martin, SM appointed Fr Dennis Nacorda as parish priest of the ... Read More about Clergy appointments in six NZ dioceses
Catholic and Anglican bishops from NZ in Rome and Canterbury for international dialogue
Bishop of Christchurch Bishop Michael Gielen says it is a great privilege to be representing New Zealand’s Catholic bishops at a major Anglican-Roman Catholic gathering underway in Rome this week and then moving to Canterbury. Bishop Gielen, along with the Anglican Bishop of Auckland, Ross Bay, ... Read More about Catholic and Anglican bishops from NZ in Rome and Canterbury for international dialogue