Catholic witnesses were heard on Monday 17 October at the ‘responses of faith institutions to abuse and neglect in their care’ hearing of the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care.
A mihi whakatau was held for Robert Blucher on 2 September at St Columba Centre in Ponsonby, home to Te Kupenga – Catholic Theological College. Robert was recently appointed as the new CEO for Te Kupenga Catholic Leadership Institute.
The responses of faith institutions to abuse and neglect of thousands of children, young people and vulnerable adults in their care will be examined by the Royal Commission of Inquiry during a final public hearing, from 13 to 20 October.
The Catholic bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand have published new guidelines for the country’s 235 Catholic schools to support young people about sexual diversity.
WelCom October 2022 Christchurch Catholic Diocese is hosting a second Ablaze conference in November for everyone interested in parish renewal. It will build on the diocese’s first Ablaze in 2017. The event is on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 November at the Aldersgate Centre, 309 Durham St North, Christchurch, and open to all. Bishop of Christchurch […]
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference have welcomed Fr Giosuè Busti from Perugia, Umbria in Italy, on his arrival in Aotearoa New Zealand to take up his appointment as First Secretary-Deputy Head of Mission at the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See in Wellington.
Catholics are being urged to support the under-funded hospice and palliative care services by donating, volunteering in hospice shops and asking their members of Parliament and the Government to make palliative care a priority.
Organisers of a charity auction celebrating the country’s finest photojournalism say the event, on 24 September, exceeded expectations.
New Zealand’s Catholic bishops have lifted all remaining pandemic restrictions on attending Mass and urged all the faithful to return to Sunday Mass.
Fr Brian Cummings sm, a former rector of St Bede’s College and provincial of the Society of Mary, died in August after a short illness.