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New centre integrates school with its parish

NZ Catholic Staff — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 20:30:58 +0000

by EMMA DODSWORTH A new mission centre in Hawera features the offices of the Catholic school principal and the parish priest under the same roof, with school and parish administration areas in the one shared building. The school and parish secretaries work “open-plan” alongside each other in the centre. The new mission centre was officially

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NZ Ad Limina request

Rowena Orejana — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 22:52:10 +0000

The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference has asked the appropriate offices in Rome to set a date for them to make an ad limina visit to the Vatican. NZCBC secretary Palmerston North Bishop Charles Drennan said the last ad limina visit they made was to Pope Benedict XVI in 2011. “We have written to the

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National youth pilgrimage heading to Panama

Rowena Orejana — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 02:17:22 +0000

The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference has given the go ahead for young Catholics in this country to have a national pilgrimage to Panama for the World Youth Day celebration in 2019. NZCBC secretary Palmerston North Bishop Charles Drennan said the bishops have decided to facilitate a national pilgrimage. “In the more recent past, dioceses

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Challenge issued for NZ priests to be with people more

Michael Otto — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 20:30:54 +0000

As priests, who do we really know and love, how many of our people do we know and call by name and whose homes or flats did we visit last week? Those were among the questions Bishop Charles Drennan of Palmerston North put to seminarians and clergy during a homily at the annual Holy Cross

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Youth a focus for 2018 synod

Rowena Orejana — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 23:35:48 +0000

New Zealand Catholics have welcomed with joy and excitement the Vatican’s announcement that the 2018 synod of bishops will focus on young people. In a statement released on October 6, the Vatican said Pope Francis decided that the theme of 15th general assembly of the synod of bishops, which will be held in October, 2018, will be: “Young people, faith

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Spirit of openness at Jerusalem vocations retreat

Rowena Orejana — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:30:31 +0000

Palmerston North Bishop Charles Drennan has described a vocations retreat held at the historic Compassion Sister’s convent at Hiruharama (Jerusalem) as marked by “a spirit of openness to God’s call”. A dozen young people attended the retreat this month to explore the possibility of a vocation to priesthood or religious life. “There was a tremendous spirit of openness to the call of God

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Sister sees bishop’s death as a blow to Maoridom

Rowena Orejana — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 01:45:48 +0000

by ROWENA OREJANA
The death of Bishop Barry Jones is a big blow to the Maoridom, said Te Runanga o Te Hahi Katorika ki Aotearoa chair Sr Tui Cadigan, RSM.echo $variable;

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Motuhoa Island pilgrimage recalls rich heritage

Michael Otto — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 00:19:00 +0000

by PATRICIA BROOKS
One hundred and seventy five years ago on the feast day of St Thomas Aquinas, Bishop Jean Baptist Francois Pompallier, Fr Philippe Viard, SM, Br Michel Columban and Maori catechist Romano sailed into Tauranga Harbour. echo $variable;

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Cardinal Dew gets special synod role

Rowena Orejana — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 22:11:13 +0000

by ROWENA OREJANA
Pope Francis has appointed Wellington Cardinal John Dew as one of his personal representatives to the 2015 Synod on the Vocation and Mission of the Family to be held from October 4 to 25.echo $variable;

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Four Kiwis to bring insights to Pope’s discussion on marriage and the family

John Kleinsman — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 23:02:04 +0000

By Simone Olsen
Two lay people and two Bishops from New Zealand will travel to Rome to participate in the Catholic Church’s discussion led by Pope Francis on Marriage and the Family, next month.echo $variable;

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