October 7 marks one year since the devastating conflict in the Holy Land began. The atrocities committed that day were abhorrent and unacceptable, taking more than one thousand lives and plunging the region into chaos.
I have been a regular reader of WelCom for the last 20 years so am sharing these thoughts with a readership who is important to me. I go to Mass, in various Catholic churches, at least once a month. I have many Catholic friends including my husband.
The Vatican’s top doctrinal office published a new Declaration, on 8 April 2924, on the theme of human dignity. Entitled Declaration Dignitas Infinita, on Human Dignity, the Declaration from the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, addresses a range of contemporary moral and social issues.
Challenge 2000 began 36 years ago in October 1988 as a dedicated gospel-centred, social agency to respond to needs in Wellington, particularly those adversely affecting children, young people and their families. Almost four decades later, Challenge remains convinced that love works, the gospel works and being a community whānau works.
Wellington-based ecumenical-interfaith Signature Choir is achieving widespread national and international attention through performing and promoting Pacific music and culture.
On 27 September hundreds of thousands of members in 153 countries round the world will celebrate the patronal feast of the Society of St Vincent de Paul.
The Society as we know it was founded in Paris 1833 by Frederic Ozanam and his young friends – aged late teens and early twenties – as means to develop their faith.
Year 10 student at Sacred Heart College, Napier, Poppy McCaskey, crafted this article for the 2024 O’Shea Shield Junior Prepared Speech Competition, in which she was placed second in her category. Poppy’s article reflects the theme for O’Shea Shield 2024: Te Ahi Kā – ‘Sparks of Hope’. It also witnesses to the charism of her school, which draws on the Visitation of Mary.
More than 700 educators and people involved with Catholic education gathered for the National Catholic Education Convention in Wellington in June.
Public debate around Te Tiriti o Waitangi has provoked a strong Catholic response.
Under the auspices of the Ko Te Tiriti Mai rāno: The Treaty Is Always Speaking. A Covenant for the Generations hui,nearly 70 people gathered at the Home of Compassion in Island Bay over a weekend in July, to consider Te Tiriti in its religious dimensions.
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is a founding member of the Migrant and Refugee Oceania Network, advocating for the dignity of migrants and refugees throughout the region.