Archbishop Martin Krebs – NZ Catholic Newspaper

Poignant first NZ Mass commemoration

NZ Catholic Staff — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 20:30:15 +0000

by PAT LYTHE The annual Mass commemorating Bishop Pompallier’s first Mass here in Aotearoa New Zealand in 1838 was celebrated on Sunday, January 14, at Totara Point in the Hokianga. In 2018, it was a particularly poignant Mass as three of the significant kaumatua of the region had died in the preceding year. Pa Henare

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Pope’s man in NZ crosses town

Michael Otto — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:00:34 +0000

by PETER GRACE The Vatican’s diplomatic mission in New Zealand (the nunciature) moved to Onslow earlier this year after many years at 112 Queen’s Drive, Lyall Bay, in Wellington. The Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and Oceania, Archbishop Martin Krebs, explained to NZ Catholic that the Lyall Bay house was built in 1929 and was

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Tokelau celebrates 150 years of Catholic Faith

Michael Otto — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 00:00:36 +0000

by Bishop PATRICK DUNN Tokelau is a non-self-governing territory of New Zealand. It comprises three coral atolls — Atafu, Nukunonu and Fakaofo — lying 500 kilometres north of Samoa. Tokelau has no airport and is serviced by a fortnightly ship from Apia, a journey which takes around 24 hours. The population of Tokelau is about

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Big welcome home for NZ’s new cardinal

Michael Otto — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:03:58 +0000

by KATE MAHONY
The atmosphere as the crowd waited to welcome Cardinal John Dew back home at a liturgical reception said it all. In the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, a full, excited congregation turned towards the huge wooden doors that had been specially opened. As kai-karanga Pauline Takiwa and Rangi Hau called in the new cardinal, a myriad of handheld cellphones and iPads recorded his arrival.echo $variable;

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Fasting not a kind of competition, nuncio says

Michael Otto — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 00:00:48 +0000

by MICHAEL OTTO The Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand has cautioned seminarians and theology students not to treat lenten fasting as a type of sporting competition. Archbishop Martin Krebs said this in a homily at the 2015 opening Mass at Good Shepherd College in Ponsonby on February 20. The archbishop said that fasting, like other

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