The episcopal ordination of the most Reverend John Adams took place on 30 September 2023, by Stephen Lowe (bishop of Auckland) as Principal consecrator and Owen Dolan coadjutor bishop of Palmerston North (1995–2004) and Peter Cullinane, first bishop of Palmerston North (1980–2012) as Principal co-consecrators.
New Zealand’s Catholic bishops have updated and expanded for the 2020s, an important 1997 document that inspires the active protection and promotion of all life. NZ Catholic Bishops Conference President Stephen Lowe, the Bishop of Auckland, says the revised and expanded version of Te Kahu o te Ora – A Consistent Ethic of Life reminds us that all life is a gift of God.
In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, St Vincent de Paul in Taradale has been busy on the ground, helping the community and families in desperate need.
Archbishop of Brisbane Mark Coleridge will be one of the speakers at a week-long assembly of 170 Catholic priests to be held in Rotorua in the second week of October.
WelCom won the award for Best Layout and Design for a Printed Publication at the 2023 Australasian Catholic Press Association (ACPA) conference and awards, held in Perth last month.
The awards, held annually, recognise excellence in Catholic media across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.
In the lead-up to the start of the Synod of Bishops on 4 October, the Vatican has asked all baptised people to participate in October’s assembly of the Synod of Bishops with their prayers.
It was with sadness Deacon Danny Karatea-Goddard of Wellington shared the news that friend to many Marguerite Osborne (Ngāwati) had passed away on Monday 25 September, 2023.
Palmerston North’s Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit reopened last month after an arson attack in April closed it for several months.
The closure of Sacred Heart Cathedral in 2018 did not cancel worship.
Connolly Hall, the social centre at the side of the cathedral, quickly became the Mass centre for the parish, for weekday and Sunday Masses.
St Bernadette’s church and school community of Naenae, Lower Hutt, celebrated their 75th jubilee year in August.