Brazilian Catholic nun honoured
Scalabrini Sr Rosita Milesi has received the prestigious Nansen Award from the United Nations Refugee Agency. This award is given annually to individuals, groups or organisations for their work in protecting refugees.
Author: Rose Miller
‘Be careful what you wish for’
The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, has warned people to ‘be careful what you wish for’, as British MPs prepare to debate a new bill to allow assisted suicide.
Abuse crisis impacts Mass attendance
A third of Catholics in England and Wales have reduced their Mass attendance due to concerns over the child sexual abuse crisis within the Church, according to a new report.
Jubilarians’ Mass celebrated at Palmerston North Cathedral
The Diocese of Palmerston North’s annual Jubilarian Mass of priestly ordination was celebrated at the 12.05 Mass on Tuesday 29 October, in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, with Bishop John Adams presiding.
Photographic exhibition of Whanganui churches
‘Our places of Worship’ was the title for Whanganui Camera Club’s annual members’ week-long exhibition, which this year featured churches around the city. Local clergy, guests and photographers came together for the official opening on 6 October.
A discerning hui
When seventy people gathered at the ‘Ko Te Tiriti Mai Rāno: The Treaty Is Always speaking. A Covenant for the Generations’ hui in July they were asked to reflect on aspects of Te Tiriti from moral and religious perspectives.
Celebrating the life of ‘Faith and Service with Action’
Celebrating the life of ‘Faith and Service with Action’ exemplified by St Margaret Clitherow, members of the Wellington Archdiocese Catholic Women’s League gathered in August at St Thomas More Church, Wilton, for Mass celebrated by Fr Joy Raphal Thottankara, parish priest of the Catholic Parish of Otari.
High tea for Passionist Family Group
The Passionist Family Group (PFG) Movement is about living out Christian faith by showing love for one another as Jesus did, supporting one another’s joys and sorrows, and enjoying ordinary times together on life’s journey.
Irish band at Whanganui parish
Whanganui parishioners were treated to 90 minutes of Irish singing in St Mary’s Church Hall after Sunday 9.30am Mass on 25 August.
Crisis or opportunity?
‘Genuine renewal of the Church will not be generated at the desks of bishops or in councils…; it requires powerful spiritual impulses, through theological reflection, and the courage to experiment.’
This strong opinion expresses the heart of a new book by a Czech priest, theologian, scholar and pastor, Tomáš Halík, The Afternoon of Christianity, which he dedicates to Pope Francis.