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Shortly before Dunedin Catholic Social Services director Mike Tonks steps down from his role, the new Family Support Centre will open to welcome staff and clients. After a year and a half, with some hiccups along the way, the $1.4 million facility, built on land owned by the Sisters of Mercy (Nga Whaea Atawhi o … Read More about Dunedin CSS director Mike Tonks steps down
A New Zealand Catholic theologian has challenged people in the Church to live in a way that is consistent with their identity as Christians, after a new report showed that many people could be interested in faith and spirituality if they witness people living as good examples of these. Dr Rocio Figueroa, who lectures at … Read More about Report prompts challenge to live Christian identity
By MINA AMSO Getting married these days to a tall dark handsome Catholic man seems to be a very long stretch for some Catholic women. In fact, it is an idealistic, unrealistic dream for some. Why is that? Where are all the men? Is it that men are too afraid to approach women? Is it … Read More about Catholic dating from the perspective of men
The recently concluded first phase of the Synod on Synodality brought to the fore the wide diversity within the Church unified by faith, as well as the need to reclaim the early Church’s identity through synodality. Wellington Archbishop Paul Martin, SM, Fr Dennis Nacorda and Auckland Vicar for Maori Manuel Beazley, represented the New Zealand … Read More about Reclaiming the early Church’s identity in synodality
JERUSALEM (OSV News) — The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, expressed his happiness at the late-night hostage-exchange agreement reached between Israel and Hamas Nov. 21, and said he hoped it would lead to end to the war which broke out after an Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on 22 southern Israeli agricultural communities along … Read More about Israel agrees to hostage deal with Hamas; church leaders hope it will lead to end of war
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