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Parishioners from St Joseph’s Kaitaia have walked an ancient path as a Lenten exercise. Wiga Autet, faith formation coordinator for … Read More about Labyrinth Lenten prayer in the Far North
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Many Catholic households will have received, in their letterboxes, a booklet titled “National Sunday Law” — and many of those … Read More about Discard the nonsense but keep the Lord’s Day
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The lack of Easter-themed movies at the cinema has been exacerbated by Hollywood’s freeze on big-budget movies in the time … Read More about Easter viewing at home
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The only thing that is certain in life is change. Nothing in this life stays the same forever. At the … Read More about Uncertainty, big time
Read Moreby PETER OWENS In early 2020, Tara Quinney became principal of St Peter’s College Gore. That first term began with … Read More about Southern principal overcomes 2020 challenges
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MAKASSAR, Indonesia (CNS) – A suicide bomb attack on a Catholic cathedral compound shattered the calm of Palm Sunday Mass, … Read More about Suicide bomb attack disrupts Palm Sunday Mass at Indonesian cathedral
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis has named Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of sexual abuse by a notorious Chilean … Read More about Pope names Chilean survivor to Commission for the Protection of Minors
Read MoreA monthly meal to feed the poor, organised by members of the Catholic cathedral community in Palmerston North, is to … Read More about Cathedral community café to close after 27 years
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In meeting with the Prime Minister and other ministers last month, Church leaders stressed that they don’t want a post-Covid return to “normality” that is indifferent to the poor and to the environment. This would just expose New Zealand again to the next pandemic, stated the Church leaders in position papers prepared for the meeting … Read More about Housing and welfare still urgent and pressing issues
We will be celebrating Easter, 2021, in New Zealand with free access to our churches, and no restriction on numbers — please God. This is a marked contrast with the situation we faced last year, and with the strict lockdowns still in place in many other countries. The coronavirus pandemic has brought our world to … Read More about Dream together for a better future
A social services manager, who previously worked with Catholic organisations, has been appointed as the new Auckland city missioner. Helen Robinson, who has led The Logos Project, and worked with Challenge 2000 in Wellington, will start her new role at the Auckland City Mission in April. The new appointment comes ahead of the departure of … Read More about Auckland City Mission appreciates Catholic ties
All the country’s Catholic bishops will gather in Wellington on Sunday 15 August for a Mass to renew Bishop Pompallier’s 1838 dedication of Aotearoa New Zealand to Our Lady Assumed into Heaven. The Mass will be celebrated at the Wellington landmark St Mary of the Angels Church, which will be become the national shrine of … Read More about Church to renew Bishop Pompallier’s dedication of Aotearoa New Zealand to Our Lady Assumed into Heaven
Holy Cross Seminary has welcomed three new seminarians this year. Seminary formator Br Mark McKeon, FSC, said it’s always good to work with young men who are discerning their vocational journey. “They are open to formation. That’s an important quality. . . we are basically leading them to be conformed to Christ,” he said. Ignatius … Read More about Three new seminarians at Holy Cross
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