Welcom Archive 2007-2026

The Archdiocese of Wellington has been running its Tuākana Youth Ministry programme since 2020. It is a year-long, paid programme where a team of young people are each assigned to one of the archdiocese’s nine Catholic colleges, to walk alongside students and support them on their faith journeys. During their assignments the Tuākana are a part of the archdiocese’s Young Church group and their work is coordinated by Louise Lloyd and her team.

The Catholic Foundation of the Archdiocese of Wellington congratulates the eight recipients of its scholarships for the 2023 tertiary studies’ year and wishes them well in their chosen courses. The scholarships worth $2,000 each, are awarded for the first year of a student’s tertiary study.

Cardinal John Dew and Archbishop Paul Martin sm extend an invitation to young people to a vocations’ morning this month, which they will be hosting from 8.30am to 11.30am, Saturday 18 March. Called ‘Come and See, the morning will begin with Mass at Connolly Hall, Hill St, Thorndon, followed by a gathering that explores discernment and vocation.

The Vatican body that oversees the conservation and maintenance of St Peter’s Basilica has launched a new School of Arts and Trades to offer technical formation for future stonemasons, carpenters and marble craftspeople. 

Around 50 teenagers from Wellington joined other teenagers from around New Zealand at the 2023 five-day Life Teen Summer camp held at St Peter’s School in Cambridge in January. The camp was held for the first time since 2020. 

In the silence of a candle-lit school hall at midnight on 1 January, 120 young Catholics from all over New Zealand celebrated the New Year in a ‘counter-cultural’ way. They were deep in prayer. They were participating in the 10-day Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School 2023, held at Ngā Tawa School in Marton, a rural town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.