WelCom November 2018: Bell ringing on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 2018, will be among the activities planned to mark the Centenary of the Armistice, which ended the First World War on 11 November 1918. Churches throughout the country are invited to join in the ‘Roaring Chorus’ campaign to mark […]
WelCom October 2018: “This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him” (Ps 34:6) – The opening words in his Holiness Pope Francis’ Message for the Second World Day of the Poor, 18 November 2018. When we read in Scriptures that God hears the cry of the poor, it doesn’t just mean noticing passively; it means […]
WelCom October 2018: Pope Francis has dedicated the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to be focused on the theme of ‘Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment’. The Synod is to be held in Rome, October 3‒18, 2018. Among the discussion topics will be on how the Church should involve young people […]
WelCom October 2018: Ko te Rātapu Mīhana o te Ao 21 October 2018 | 21 o Oketopa 2018 World Mission Sunday is a day set aside for the Catholic Church throughout the world to publicly renew its commitment to the missionary movement. Instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1926 as the day of prayer for missions, […]
WelCom September 2018: His Holiness Pope Francis hosted the World Meeting of Families 2018 in Dublin, Ireland. The guiding theme was: ‘The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World’. Held every three years, this major international event brings together families from across the world to celebrate, pray and reflect on the central importance of marriage […]
WelCom September 2018: Monsignor Gerard Burns, Vicar General Archdiocese of Wellington In the face of the shocking revelations about clerical sexual abuse of children and young people in different parts of the world – Pennsylvania, Chile, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand – many of us are feeling dismayed, disgusted and angry. That this abuse has been perpetrated at […]
WelCom September 2018: ‘God wants every family to be a beacon of the joy of his love in our world.’ – Pope Francis, Festival of Families, Ireland, August 2018 In the first major address of his apostolic visit to Ireland to commemorate the 2018 World Meeting of Families, Pope Francis, on 25 August, acknowledged the harm […]
WelCom September 2018: Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop of Wellington ‘For You Too’ – these words are from Gaudete et Exsultate, the document Pope Francis wrote earlier this year ‘On the Call to holiness in Today’s World’. When the Pope uses those words ‘For You Too’ in the first chapter of this document known as an Apostolic Exhortation, […]
WelCom August 2018: The doors to the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Hill St, Wellington, that have welcomed parishioners, visitors and concert goers for decades, have been closed following a Structural Engineer’s report in July. The experiences of the Christchurch and Kaikōura earthquakes have made it prudent for building owners to reassess their buildings. The […]
WelCom August 2018: A time for us to deepen our faith communities and to hear the Word of God Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop of Wellington On 7 April 2005 I was led to the Cathedral (Bishop’s Chair) in Sacred Heart Cathedral and installed as the 7th Archbishop of Wellington. Little did I know then, that just over […]