The New Zealand’s Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC) welcomed the Church’s new Te Rōpū Māori to their November meeting.
The new group’s purpose is to work with the bishops on NZCBC’s agenda items of importance to Katorika (Catholic) Māori.
The agreement to begin more transparent financial pooling schemes for Catholic schools in Aotearoa New Zealand and major improvements to school property have been highlights of 2022, says Dr Kevin Shore, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office.
An immersive multi-media experience featuring masterpieces of the 10 most famous Renaissance masters, will be showing as an enhanced digital projection at Auckland’s Aotea Centre in January.
An art exhibition in support of the children of Ukraine was held at Our Lady’s Home of Compassion in Island Bay in October.
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand appeals for peace and calls for international humanitarian law to be respected after recent deadly missile attacks and airstrikes in Ukraine.
During September, recently ordained bishops from around the world met in Rome to take part in the ‘Formation Course for New Bishops’. The tradition started in 2000 by St Pope John Paul II. Wellington Coadjutor Archbishop Paul Martin sm attended and and reports on his experience.
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is calling for more effective and transparent climate-finance channels to deliver funds and results directly to the local level in the Pacific to prioritise the poorest and most vulnerable, and not add to debt burdens.
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand welcomes the New Zealand Government’s call in October for a conditional moratorium on deep sea mining in international waters, until strong environmental rules can be agreed and backed up by robust science.
Bethlehem University Vice-Chancellor – Taranaki’s own Br Peter Bray fsc – will give a series of public talks about Palestine during his visit to Aotearoa New Zealand early next year.
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) joins many others welcoming the passing of the Fair Pay Agreement Bill.