WelCom February 2021 Pope Francis has declared a Year of St Joseph in honour of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as patron of the Universal Church. To celebrate the anniversary, Pope Francis has proclaimed a special ‘Year of St Joseph,’ beginning on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, 2020, and extending […]
WelCom February 2021 Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has been engaging with He Pou a Rangi – the new Climate Change Commission, since the beginning of the Commission’s work in 2020 to map out the way forward as New Zealand seeks to fulfil commitments made at the Paris Climate Conference. The Commission is a new Crown […]
WelCom February 2021 Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has sent solidarity funding to its long-term partners in Fiji to help communities following the impact of Cyclone Yasa. The hurricane, which claimed four lives, tore across Fijian islands, including Vanua Levu and Taveuni, on 17 December, 2021. Homes were destroyed and power and phones were down after […]
WelCom February 2021 As the climate crisis rages around the world, many of the world’s governments continue to cling to energy sources of the past. Meanwhile many faith institutions around the world are committing to a brighter and cleaner future. On 15 November last year, 47 faith institutions from 21 countries announced their commitment to […]
WelCom February 2021 Dr Kevin Shore, Chief Executive, NZCEO In late 2019, the Minister of Education Chris Hipkins announced a $400-million fund for state schools to support them to carry out maintenance work. Unfortunately, state integrated schools were not included in this funding policy commitment to maintain state integrated schools to an equivalent standard to […]
WelCom February 2021 Sue Seconi and Nick Wilson The Diocese of Palmerston North celebrated the 25th anniversary of Bishop Owen Dolan’s Episcopal ordination last December. Cardinal John Dew presided and Bishop Peter Cullinane preached the homily at a special Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. After Cardinal John read the Apostolic Blessing […]
WelCom February 2021 In December last year, Cardinal John Dew announced the following clergy appointments and movements for the Archdiocese of Wellington for 2021. The changes take effect from 1 February 2021. Because of the particular relationship the Archdiocese has with Ngāti Kapumanwawhiti and Pukekaraka, special arrangements are being made for Ōtaki and Levin. Cardinal […]
WelCom February 2021 An ‘intentional community’ is a planned residential community, designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, or spiritual vision. Natalie Rosedale, Assistants Coordinator/Community Life Coordinator L’Arche Kapiti is a small intentional community located in Paraparaumu on […]
WelCom February 2021 Pope Francis sent a message to President Joe Biden urging him to be a bringer of peace and reconciliation to the United States and to the whole world. In a message sent shortly after the second Catholic US president was sworn in on 20 January as the 46th US president, Pope Francis […]
WelCom February 2021 Jesuit priest Fr Leo O’Donovan SJ, delivered the invocation at the inauguration of President Joe Biden, USA’s second Catholic president, on 20 January. Fr O’Donovan is a former professor at Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge Mass, and at Georgetown University in Washington DC. In his prayer before the oath of […]