The Holy Father has appointed Fr Stephen Lowe as the next Bishop of the Hamilton Diocese. Bishop-Elect Stephen Lowe is…
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Defence Force struggles to find Catholic chaplains
by MICHAEL OTTO The Principal Defence Force Chaplain says New Zealand’s military is “desperately short of Catholic chaplains”, and more…
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Church not fast, but must listen says NZ archbishop
by NZ CATHOLIC staff with reports from CNS ROME — At the close of the 2014 Synod on the Family…
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NZ archbishop finds hope and excitement at synod
VATICAN CITY (VaticanRadio) — New Zealand’s bishops were overwhelmed with the responses to the lineamenta (the questionnaire sent out before…
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Catholics speak of being hurt by Church teaching
by ROWENA OREJANA WELLINGTON — New Zealand Catholics unable to live up to the Church’s teaching on remarriage, divorce, cohabitation,…
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