To list events free, email welcom@wn.catholic.org.nz with event name, date, time, location and contact details. Saturday 3 August Fill the World with Love – Music for the Soul and Spirit, evening of music and song featuring Kathi Craig & Voices of Inspiration, guest Marla Kavanaugh from US, 7.30pm, Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Koha entry. […]
August: 6: Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. 15: Solemnity of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, Patronal Feast for New Zealand. 19: Memorial of St John the Baptist. 22: Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Pope Francis has declared 2025 as a year of Jubilee with the theme ‘Pilgrims of Hope’, to foster a greater sense of global sisterhood and brotherhood, solidarity with the poor, and caring for the environment. In Rome, millions of pilgrims are expected to visit holy sites around the city next year. In the Archdiocese, plans […]
The doors of the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St Mary His Mother were opened once again this month for all the people of the Archdiocese of Wellington and beyond to return to their place of worship.
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Br Peter Bray fsc – the New Zealander who was vice-chancellor of Bethlehem University for 15 years until his retirement last December – has set out on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain.
Caritas recognises Aotearoa New Zealand is in a difficult financial situation and appreciates the Government’s stated aim to improve conditions for Kiwi families and reduce the economic strain on future generations. In the 2024 Budget it is heartening to see investments in essential areas such as Pharmac, and efforts to alleviate the cost-of-living crisis for New Zealanders.
Sacred Heart College (SHC) Napier were proud hosts of the 2024 O’Shea Shield Speech and Drama Competition on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 May.
Australia’s Catholic bishops have issued a statement on the conflict in the Middle East, calling for a just ceasefire, the release of all hostages and unhindered access to aid.
Blind, unbridled consumerism and selfishness – not the number of people on the planet having children – are the root causes of the world’s problems, says Pope Francis.