Archdiocesan Pastoral Council delves into land
Members of the three canonical bodies, the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, the Board of Administration and the Council of Priests met for their annual gathering during the first weekend of March.
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Social teaching an understanding tool
Catholic Social Teaching (CST) is one of the tools we have for helping us understand what God is asking of us today in our world.
Treaty a basis for protection of religious diversity
At the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, Governor Hobson affirmed, in response to a question from Catholic Bishop Pompallier, ‘the several faiths (beliefs) of England, of the Wesleyans, of Rome, and also Māori custom shall alike be protected’. This foundation creates the opportunity to reaffirm an acknowledgement of the diversity of beliefs in New Zealand.
In memory of the ANZACs
This month, on 25 April, we remember the New Zealand and Australian soldiers who fought at Gallipoli in 1915. Many of them died as a result of a bungled leadership, others from the conditions in the trenches or from the poor nutrition that went with field battles. Margaret Orange of Masterton offers this reflection on her father’s experience of The Great War.
Indonesian militia razed Dili church, Timor Bishop recalls
World News
2 April 2007
Testifying at the Indonesia-East Timor Truth Commission, former Dili Bishop Carlos Belo said that Indonesian forces and their militia allies had systematically razed the diocese’s compound as well as other churches, killing several clergy and an unknown number of others.
Oz immigration minister ‘betrays religious principles’
2 April 2007
Refugee lawyer Julian Burnside has accused Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews, a Catholic, of betraying his religious principles and breaching international law over the sending of 82 Sri Lankan asylum seekers to detention camps in Nauru.
Multiple scholarships
Three St Bernards, Lower Hutt, students won 11 scholarships between them last year.
75 years celebrated in style
The core values of Our Lady of the Rosary School, Waiwhetu, were highlighted at its 75th Jubilee marked on 9 – 11 March.
New classrooms take the high road
An epic journey from Nelson to Westport marked the start of life for a new classroom for St Canice’s primary school on 1 February this year.
Refugee centre honours former slave
The Bakhita Training Centre for refugees was opened last month in Upper Hutt. The centre’s main aim is to educate parents and help them achieve NZQA basic computer skills and participate in the ESOL programme.