WelCom April 2026
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Apostolic Nuncio presents letter of introduction
The new Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and the Pacific, Archbishop Gábor Pintér, formally presented his letter of introduction to Bishop Steve Lowe, the President of the New Zealand Bishops Conference, in the presence of New Zealand’s other bishops and four Eastern Rite bishops from Australia and New Zealand, at the 7pm Mass at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Sunday 10 November.
Young Catholic Leaders Camp
In December the Archdiocese of Wellington brought together 71 students from its nine Catholic colleges to attend the 19th annual Young Catholic Leaders (YCL) camp. The camp prepares students going into Year 13 for leadership roles for the year ahead.
Pope appeals for an end to violence in Sudan
Pope Francis has called for an end to violence in Sudan and a return to the path of dialogue.
In remarks following the Regina Coeli, Sunday 23 April, Pope Francis invited everyone to pray ‘for our Sudanese brothers and sisters’.
Priestly ordination
WelCom September 2022 Alfred Tong will be ordained to the priesthood at the Church of St Joseph’s, Upper Hutt at 11am on Saturday 24 September. Please keep Deacon Alfred in your prayers as he prepares for priestly ordination.
Consistory of cardinals
WelCom September 2022 Cardinal John Dew is in Rome until 8 September, attending a Consistory, in which 21 new cardinals are being created, and a two-day meeting that Pope Francis has requested with all the cardinals. Following the Consistory, the cardinals will meet to discuss the new Apostolic Constitution on the Roman Curia, ‘Praedicate Evangelium’, promulgated […]
Our Church in a multicultural society
WelCom September 2022 The opening prayer was sung in Shona language to the beat of drums and the voices of the Zimbabwean community, the blessing of the meal was done in Tokelauan and the closing prayer of the day was done by the local Samoan community. These were aspects of a meeting of various cultural […]
WelCom April 2022
Louise Lloyd, Young Church Ministry coordinator
WelCom December 2021 The Archdiocese has recently welcomed Louise Lloyd as coordinator for its Young Church Ministry (YCM) team and as Tuākana for St Mary’s College. Louise has been involved in YCM for many years as a participant and as a leader. As a programme coordinator she has been active in the flourishing of Life […]
WelCom, October, 2021
The October 2021 edition of WelCom is available now