WelCom is the monthly newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington. Print copies of the eight-page newsletter are free and available in parishes, and sent to parishes and schools in PDF form. The archive contains WelCom stories published from 2007 to 2026 (May).
One of the things that struck me when I was in Rome for the Synod in October were all the places that were undergoing renovation or restoration or repair in preparation for the Holy Year 2025, which will be begin on 28 December 2024. It is a reminder that so many people will be heading there on pilgrimage next year to celebrate this Jubilee Year of Hope.
The Catholic Parish of New Plymouth hosted the Divine Renovation Open House, an inspiring event, last month, that gathered over 200 people from every diocese across the country. The attendees included priests, bishops, and lay leaders, all united in their commitment to parish renewal and evangelisation.
Caritas has released a new report exposing how debt and climate impacts are compounding vulnerabilities in nations like Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga.
Entitled ‘Weathering the Storm’, the report examines the tensions between debt and climate challenges in the Pacific.
On Tuesday 12 November 2024, survivors of abuse in care received a formal apology from the Government at an event in Parliament that was livestreamed across New Zealand.
The national apology was given by the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, followed by a statement from the Leader of the Opposition, Rt Hon Chris Hipkins.
The Church of England’s most senior bishop, Justin Welby, has resigned ‘in sorrow’, saying he had failed to ensure there was a proper investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps decades ago.
Pope Francis has published a note calling on local churches to accept and implement proposals from the final document of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality.
More than two and a half years after the Russian invasion, the Church in Ukraine has lost more than half of the parishes in the occupied regions, says the new Greek Catholic bishop of the Donetsk exarchate.
United States Catholic organisations have reiterated their ‘solidarity with immigrants’ and shared what the first 100 days of a second Trump administration may bring on immigration policy.
London’s Westminster Cathedral will be featured on a Christmas stamp from Britain’s Royal Mail.
The leading church of the Diocese of Westminster is the only Catholic representative of a series of five stamps featuring cathedrals in the United Kingdom.
The Vatican has issued new rules to simplify papal funerals, reflecting Pope Francis’ years-long commitment to reducing papal pageantry.