Sacred Heart Reefton 150 years
Parishioners, ex-parishioners and friends of the former Sacred Heart Parish of Reefton are invited to our 150-year celebrations on the weekend of 17, 18, 19 May.
Author: Rose Miller
WelCom March 2024
The latest version of WelCom is available to read here.
Catholic College Dux and Special Character Awards 2023 and Student Leaders 2024
Catholic College Dux, Special Character Awards and Student Leaders for the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North
Inquiry’s Final Report to be released
Te Rōpū Tautoko, the group coordinating Catholic engagement with the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care, has advised in its February newsletter that the Royal Commission of Inquiry will publish its final report by 28 March 2024.
Our intentions help form our moral character
In recent times there has been a question in front of the western world, which has demanded our attention. Debates have been lively with strong opinions on both sides. Just recently, this same contentious issue flared up again, and once again there was plenty of public discussion about it.
St Mary’s College rugby sevens rising star
St Mary’s College Wellington produced the first contracted schoolgirl Black Fern, Dhys Faleafaga, and now the youngest ever schoolgirl Black Fern at 17, Justine McGregor.
State of the Nation – successes but growing socio-economic challenges too
Amidst the country’s deepening cost-of-living crisis, the Salvation Army’s State of the Nation 2024 report pinpoints the growing socio-economic challenges facing New Zealanders.
Community reflections – a year on from Cyclone Gabrielle
Throughout the Hawke’s Bay, Wairoa and Tai Rāwhiti districts, on 14 February 2024 thousands turned out for dawn hīkoi, services, karakia and community events to remember the devastation Cyclone Gabrielle caused one year ago – turning lives, livelihoods and homes upside down – and the ongoing impact it has had on people.
Caritas: the agency of peace
Pope Francis denounced the killing of civilians amid ongoing conflicts around the world, including in Gaza and Ukraine in an address in January to diplomats accredited to the Vatican. He said, ‘modern wars no longer take place only on clearly defined battlefields, nor do they involve soldiers alone.’
Synod on Synodality resumes in October
The next session of the sixteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops – the Synod on Synodality – will take place in October this year.