Cardinal John Dew left for Rome on Thursday. On Sunday (Rome time) he will be installed as the titular parish priest of Sant’ Ippolito. All cardinals are made nominal parish priest of a Roman parish. Next week he will be at the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples. Msgr Gerard Burns Read more
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Wellington Cathedral Jubilee Door to be opened
Friday, November 27th, 2015To mark the beginning of the Jubilee Year of Mercy there is to be a celebration of the Eucharist followed by the opening of the Jubilee door at Wellington’s Cathedral of the Sacred Heart at 7pm on Tuesday 8 December. Cardinal John will be opening the main doors of the Cathedral at the same time Read more
Pies donated to St Vincent de Paul help feed hungry Auckland families
Friday, November 27th, 2015A chance meeting with a small dog changed Peter Irving’s life. Two years ago, Sandringham resident Mark Ward was walking his dog, Taco, when they bumped into Irving. He and Ward struck a deal that would ultimately affect thousands of families in need across Auckland. Ward is a business development representative for Mrs Mac’s Pies. He Read more
Saying yes to assisted suicide dangerous
Tuesday, November 24th, 2015
Saying yes to voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide would take New Zealand into dangerous territory, and was open to significant abuse, said Dr John Kleinsman. “The legalisation of voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide is not merely a matter of individual choice and should not be based on high-profile individual tragic cases, such as the Lecretia Read more
Christmas dinner becomes festive lunch
Tuesday, November 24th, 2015
A leading Auckland migrant settlement agency is avoiding the word Christmas and will instead be talking about “happy holidays” and “season’s greetings”. The Auckland Regional Migrant Services (Arms) says it has taken the move so non-Christians and those who do not celebrate Christmas do not feel excluded. To be multiculturally sensitive, instead of calling its Read more
ERO gives big tick to Whanganui SSPX traditionalist schools
Tuesday, November 24th, 2015
When the Education Review Office (ERO) visited the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) schools in Whanganui the children behaved so beautifully, the inspectors were sure the schools had been tipped off. Deciding then to catch the schools out by visiting again when they were least expected, they found the children equally as good. The Education Review Office Read more
Service at St Patrick’s Cathedral for the Paris climate talks.
Tuesday, November 24th, 2015The service, ‘Prayer For Our Common Home’, will take place at St Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday 28th November at 2pm, immediately following the march.
Apps for Advent
Tuesday, November 24th, 2015In Advent 2014, more than 50,000 people participated and 17,000 pictures were posted. In 2015, AdventWord
New Zealand homes at risk from sea level changes
Tuesday, November 24th, 2015The government needs to urgently prepare for the impact of the rising sea level, both in New Zealand and in Pacific Island nations, says Catholic social justice agency Caritas. “Caritas welcomes the report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, which warns around 9,000 low-lying New Zealand homes are most at risk from sea level Read more
Teach all major religions in schools
Friday, November 20th, 2015
About 250 Methodist Church ministers and lay people voted at its national conference in Blenheim on Tuesday to ask the Ministry of Education to have all major religions taught in schools Methodist Church director of mission Trevor Hoggard said the church wanted details about objective religious teaching in schools. “With all the troubles we’re seeing Read more