WelCom March 2022
WelCom is the monthly newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North. Copies of the newspaper are free and available in parishes and schools.
Author: Jemma
Pope’s unprecedented visit to embassy
WelCom March 2022 “Every war leaves our world worse than it was before. War is a failure of politics and of humanity, a shameful capitulation, a stinging defeat before the forces of evil.” Fratelli tutti (261) – Franciscus Pope Francis’ tweet in Russian and English, 24 February 2022 In an unprecedented departure from diplomatic protocol, […]
Pope Francis calls for prayer and fasting
WelCom March 2022 Pope Francis has called for a day of prayer and fasting for peace in Ukraine to be observed on Wednesday 2 March – Ash Wednesday. At his general audience on Wednesday 23 February, Pope Francis called on believers and non-believers to combat the ‘diabolical insistence, the diabolical senselessness of violence’ with prayer […]
‘Do to others as you would have them do to you’
WelCom March 2022 As I write this we are into the third week of the protests at Parliament, which are affecting the streets and precincts of Parliament, the Court Houses, the Anglican and Catholic precincts, St Mary’s College, Sacred Heart Cathedral School, the National Library, private businesses and residents. The lives of many people have […]
Safety the priority, says Cardinal
WelCom March 2022 Cardinal John Dew has written to priests and lay pastoral leaders, urging them to relieve the anxiety of parishioners by clearly having precautions in place for their safety. ‘This may involve going beyond the government’s guidelines in some areas, such as by not singing, and requiring the priests and other ministers to […]
The challenges of a major restoration
WelCom March 2022 Annette Scullion When Jane Kelly moved to Thorndon, she was delighted to join Sacred Heart Cathedral parish just around the corner on Hill St. She was married in the cathedral in 2004 and loves the building. Little did Jane imagine that 17 years later she would be leading the cathedral’s major restoration […]
Catholic College Dux and Special Character Awards 2021 and Student Leaders 2022
WelCom March 2022 Archdiocese of Wellington Garin College, Richmond, Nelson Chanel College, Masterton St Mary’s College, Wellington St Catherine’s College, Kilbirnie St Bernard’s College, Lower Hutt Wung Pan (Wung was unavailable for photo.) Proxime Accessit to Dux 2021 Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt Bishop Viard College, Porirua St Patrick’s College, Silverstream St Patrick’s College, Wellington […]
New Catholic Bishop for Auckland
WelCom March 2022 Bishop Steve Lowe, formerly Bishop of Hamilton, was installed as the 12th Catholic Bishop of Auckland, on Saturday, 19 February 2022. This follows the retirement of Bishop Pat Dunn who has been Auckland’s Catholic Bishop for 27 years. The installation of Bishop Lowe was at Auckland’s St Patrick’s Cathedral under the protocols […]
Vinnies aid for Tonga
WelCom March 2022 The New Zealand St Vincent de Paul Society (SVDP) has swiftly responded to the devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga with two 20-foot containers of urgently needed materials. The January eruption destroyed the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic island to the north of the Tongan capital Nuku’alofa. More than four-fifths of the […]
Caritas Appeal for Tonga
WelCom March 2022 The Catholic community across the Archdioceses of Wellington, the Diocese of Palmerston North and from around the country has also responded very generously to the Caritas Appeal to help with the volcanic eruption in Tonga on 15 January and its aftermath. Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand began receiving funds as it worked with […]