Editorial Is there a problem with the Vatican’s chosen theme for Church World Day of Peace 2016? ... Read More about 2016 theme may be a challenge
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Bishop celebrates Caring Mass
by NZ CATHOLIC staff Bishop Patrick Dunn, as patron of the Catholic Caring Foundation, celebrated the Caring Mass on July 22 in St Patrick’s Cathedral. ... Read More about Bishop celebrates Caring Mass
Catholic Bishops offer options and support for increasing refugee intake
By NZ Catholic staff New Zealand Catholic bishops have urged the government to increase it's quota for refugee intake, saying that the escalating refugee crisis is a problem New Zealand can no longer ignore. ... Read More about Catholic Bishops offer options and support for increasing refugee intake
Moving beyond ‘our little rule’
by Father Ron Rolheiser OMI Among the Desert Fathers is this story: “Abbot Lot went to see Abbot Joseph and said: ‘Father, according as I am able, I keep my little rule, and my little fast, my prayer, meditation and contemplative silence; and according as I am able I strive to cleanse my heart ... Read More about Moving beyond ‘our little rule’
Cardinal: Britons crying out for more generous response to migrants
LONDON (CNS) -- Images of drowned refugees are causing the British people to cry out for a more generous response to the migrant crisis engulfing Europe, said an English cardinal. ... Read More about Cardinal: Britons crying out for more generous response to migrants