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).
Michael Fitzsimons When Sam Johnson saw an advertisement for a kitchen manager at the Compassion Soup Kitchen in Tory Street, he knew it was time for a change. Originally from Yorkshire, he had done quite a bit of travelling before settling in Wellington with his Kiwi wife about seven years ago. On his travels he […]
With the calling of a worldwide synod on synodality, Pope Francis set in motion the most extensive consultative process the world has ever seen.
A long-time member of Ngā Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa Sisters of Mercy New Zealand, Mary Marcellin (Wilson), went to God on 24 October 2022.
An immersive multi-media experience featuring masterpieces of the 10 most famous Renaissance masters, will be showing as an enhanced digital projection at Auckland’s Aotea Centre in January.
The agreement to begin more transparent financial pooling schemes for Catholic schools in Aotearoa New Zealand and major improvements to school property have been highlights of 2022, says Dr Kevin Shore, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office.
The New Zealand’s Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC) welcomed the Church’s new Te Rōpū Māori to their November meeting.
The new group’s purpose is to work with the bishops on NZCBC’s agenda items of importance to Katorika (Catholic) Māori.
Following recent media enquiries about the expected timeframe for the appointment of bishops to the two dioceses of Palmerston North and Hamilton, Bishop Steve Lowe, Bishop of Auckland, Secretary of the NZ Catholic Bishops Conference issued the following statement to clarify the process.
The Royal Commission’s Public Hearing into the responses of faith-based institutions to abuse in their care, took place from 13–21 October. The hearing examined witnesses from particular faith institutions, including the Catholic Church, on matters set out in the Royal Commission’s Terms of Reference, focusing on failures by faith institutions to prevent and respond to abuse in faith-based care.
Because of the Wellington Catholic Centre being classified as an earthquake risk earlier this year everyone had to move out of the centre. Now, all Archdiocesan offices are located on Level 2 of 204 Thorndon Quay, Wellington.
Every year during the Season of Creation, the Catholic Parish of Hastings responds to Pope Francis’ call to ‘Listen to the Cry of the Earth’. The Pope’s 2022 theme, ‘The Burning Bush (Ex 3:1-12), Listen to the Voice of Creation’, challenges how we see and understand the world: the creative voice of God speaking through all creation ‘the sweet song in praise of our Creator’; and destructive power of human activity as it negatively affects our environment.