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).
When Jacinda Ardern recently resigned as New Zealand’s Prime Minister we saw and heard in the media that she has received death threats, she has been subject to many misogynistic comments, she has been called some dreadful names, and referred to with adjectives that should not be applied to any human being.
We celebrate Waitangi Day annually in New Zealand on 6 February to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Bishop Peter Cullinane writes that actions such as using te reo during Eucharist respects the Treaty and helps us become more inclusive in our daily lives.
Catholics ‘must act’ for racial justice, starting with personal conversion, to honour Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s struggle and eliminate racial injustices in society, says the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
In his statement, Archbishop Timothy P Broglio immediately referred to the call to action from Servant of God Sr Thea Bowman, one of six Black Catholic women and men proposed for sainthood.
A 39-year-old Spaniard known as the ‘skateboard hero’ for his acts of valour during the 2017 London Bridge attack is on the path to sainthood.
The Pool of Siloam, the site in Jerusalem where the Gospels say Jesus healed a man born blind, will be soon open to the public. The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation has announced that excavations first begun in the 19th century will be relaunched at the […]
At least 12 priests and five religious sisters were murdered during 2022 while carrying out their mission. According to information collected by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Nigeria was the country with the highest number of victims, with four priests killed. Three priests were brutally murdered in Mexico by members of drug cartels […]
Three Catholic bishops in Switzerland have issued a reminder that only ordained presbyters can preside at the Eucharist, following a laywoman’s ‘concelebration’ at a retirement Mass. The Catholic bishops of the three German-speaking dioceses in Switzerland – Basel, Chur and Sankt Gallen – have published a letter calling for compliance with liturgical rules regarding the […]
A thanksgiving Mass at Bell Block Mass Centre in the Catholic Parish of New Plymouth on Sunday 27 November, celebrated 41 years since the centre’s opening. Bishop Peter Cullinane, who blessed and opened the centre in 1981, presided.
Two former Army Chaplains, Fr Julian Wagg and Fr Brian Fennessy, celebrated Mass on on Sunday 13 November, with a small community. They dedicated a Board of Chaplains that records the ministry of 18 Catholic priests who served as Military Chaplains at Waiouru Military Camp over the past 70 years.
Fr Craig Butler, Local Administrator for the Diocese of Palmerston North, announced the following appointments and moves in January for 2023.