The landmark New Zealand bishops’ teaching document Te Kahu o te Ora: A Consistent Ethic of Life is now available online as an easy-to-read flip book, reached from a button on the NZCBC home page: catholic.org.nz or from: catholic.org.nz/resources/te-kahu/
A multimedia version of the Letter to the People of God from the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops has been released to complement the Synod participants’ text.
The first session of the Synod on Synodality concluded with a report synthesising the discussions and reflections in Rome over the month of October.
Two men from the Wellington Archdiocese were honoured at the Knights of the Southern Cross New Zealand (KSCNZ) centenary celebrations, held at St Francis Friary in Auckland in August.
The Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa suffered a severe stroke in October and has been seriously ill in hospital.
The Catholic aid agency, Caritas Internationalis, joined international appeals for a ceasefire in Gaza.
In a statement titled Now is the time for peace, the central confederation of Caritas aid agencies across the world called for unimpeded humanitarian access to the 2.3 million people still in Gaza, while urging Hamas to release the hostages taken from Israel on 7 October.
Pope Francis is set to speak at the inauguration of the first-ever ‘Faith Pavilion’ during the upcoming 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates.
Pope Francis recently issued a short apostolic letter motu proprio titled ‘Ad Theologiam Promovendam’. The text introduces new statutes for the Pontifical Academy of Theology and, in so doing, captures some of the essential reforms Francis has initiated.
The United States bishops will continue to highlight the threat of abortion as a ‘preeminent priority’ in the introduction to a guide they’ll disseminate to Catholic voters ahead of the 2024 election.
Pope Francis has commended the deepening Catholic-Protestant friendship in Scotland during a recent meeting with leaders of the Church of Scotland. Historically the Church of Scotland, a Calvinist Presbyterian denomination, and the Catholic Church had a strained relationship. The leaders of both denominations stressed the importance of Christians uniting in today’s world.