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by 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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by Kate Nicholson A few years ago, I wrote a school newsletter piece about the previous Sunday’s Gospel, the well-known … Read More about Pastoral care key for academic success
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March 28: Passion Sunday. Readings: 1. Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm: 22; 2. Philippians 2:6-11; Gospel: Mark 14:1 – 15:47. This is … Read More about A day to remember the Lord’s Passion
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by Fr Neil Vaney SM Recent statements from Rome, endorsed by our own New Zealand bishops, have made it clear … Read More about The Covid vaccine and the holy innocents
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) – With the need to reduce costs and make sure employees are not laid off, Pope Francis … Read More about Pope approves pay cuts for cardinals, top management, religious at Vatican
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The unfolding of God’s plan for us does not run in parallel with our ordinary lives and ordinary human history. Ordinary life is what God is bringing to its fulfilment. That fulfilment is already assured in Jesus’ Resurrection, and becomes ours through union with him. But we know there are also darker forces at work … Read More about Calling out evil
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
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