Australia’s Catholic bishops have come out strongly against the medically and ethically controversial gender affirmative model of treatment for gender dysphoria which often involves the use of puberty blockers followed by cross sex hormones, and in some cases gender reassignment surgery.
The Catholic bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand have published new guidelines for the country’s 235 Catholic schools to support young people about sexual diversity.
WelCom October 2022 Christchurch Catholic Diocese is hosting a second Ablaze conference in November for everyone interested in parish renewal. It will build on the diocese’s first Ablaze in 2017. The event is on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 November at the Aldersgate Centre, 309 Durham St North, Christchurch, and open to all. Bishop of Christchurch […]
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference have welcomed Fr Giosuè Busti from Perugia, Umbria in Italy, on his arrival in Aotearoa New Zealand to take up his appointment as First Secretary-Deputy Head of Mission at the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See in Wellington.
Catholics are being urged to support the under-funded hospice and palliative care services by donating, volunteering in hospice shops and asking their members of Parliament and the Government to make palliative care a priority.
Organisers of a charity auction celebrating the country’s finest photojournalism say the event, on 24 September, exceeded expectations.
New Zealand’s Catholic bishops have lifted all remaining pandemic restrictions on attending Mass and urged all the faithful to return to Sunday Mass.
Fr Brian Cummings sm, a former rector of St Bede’s College and provincial of the Society of Mary, died in August after a short illness.
Hato Pāora College, a Catholic Māori boarding school for boys in Feilding, will be celebrating its 75th Jubilee over Labour Weekend. It’s a milestone for the kura because it’s one of only three Māori boarding schools left in Aotearoa.
When the school canteen lady retired, Sacred Heart College in Napier surveyed its options. The students asked for an online lunch delivery service but at more than $10 a pop, it was an expensive option.