Pope Francis called for all Catholics to take part in this year’s World Rosary Day on 7 October, the Feast of the Holy Rosary, by coming together at their local time of 7pm to recite the Rosary at shrines, in community settings or at home.
Pope Francis’ new ambassador to New Zealand and the Pacific has formally presented his credentials to Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro, formalising his latest posting as a member of the Vatican’s diplomatic service.
Pope Francis has published a new encyclical focusing on the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the context of a world ‘which seems to have lost its heart’.
‘Dilexit nos’ (He Loved Us), released on 24 October, is Pope Francis’ fourth encyclical, and comes at a time of profound global challenges.
Pope Francis has declared Sunday 17 November 2024 to be the eighth World Day of the Poor, with the motto ‘The prayer of the poor rises up to God’.
Poverty is driven by many factors – a lot of them structural inequalities that have existed for decades. People can fall into poverty at any time.
Wellington Catholic Social Services’ Hope Appeal, from 1 to 30 November, asks for the community’s continued support for their ‘important work’, bringing ‘hope to individuals and families’, says Chris Ward, Director of Catholic Social Services. CSS is the Archdiocese of Wellington’s social outreach agency.
Pope Francis, seated centre, is pictured with all the Synod participants at the conclusion of the work of the General Assembly. In his final address at the Synod Assembly on Saturday evening, 26 October, Pope Francis presented the Synod’s Final Document as a ‘threefold gift’.
Taking part in the Synod on Synodality is much like participating in a hui says Manuel Beazley, who was in Rome last month as a New Zealand member of the Synod.
“…May the Jubilee be a moment of genuine, personal encounter with the Lord Jesus…” – Pope Francis, Spes non Confundit
Dame Georgina Kingi, DNZM, principal of St Joseph Māori Girls’ College in Taradale since 1987, is retiring after 60 years at the college.
Brian McGuiness has been honoured for ‘exceptional leadership’ by the Wellington Chamber of Commerce.