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).
Speaking to a large gathering of 30-plus faith leaders at a reception at Buckingham Palace, Charles emphasised his own strong Christian faith and pledged to protect religious diversity in the United Kingdom. He said the sovereign has ‘a duty to protect the diversity of our country, including by protecting the space for faith itself and […]
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster congratulated the United Kingdom’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, and urged her to focus on the poor by immediately halting the country’s declining living standards. The cardinal, president of the English and Welsh Catholic Bishops’ Conference, said many people in the UK would be facing the choice between ‘heating and […]
The Vatican is unlikely to make any statement on the possibility of women being ordained to the diaconate in the Roman Catholic Church until after the international bishop’s Synod on Synodality next year, says international expert Dr Phyllis Zagano. Dr Zagano was one of 12 scholars appointed by Pope Francis in 2016 to the commission […]
A new documentary about St Teresa of Kolkata hopes to reach a younger audience that might not be familiar with the work of the saint who died 25 years ago.
Church land in Queensland could be used to help tackle the state’s housing crisis, according to Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. Brisbane Archdiocese was among stakeholders at a high-level housing roundtable meeting that is a step towards a state Housing Summit to be held on October 20.
Bishops in the northeast of India have pledged to fight climate change in the region at their regional conference. The North Eastern Regional Bishops’ Council (NEIRBC) covers the area of India that is north and east of Bangladesh, forming a panhandle. The region is less densely populated than most of India, with only 25 million […]
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke – 17:5-10 5 The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith.’ 6 The Lord replied, ‘If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea,” and it would obey you. 7 ‘Who among you would […]
This article, in three parts, by Bishop Peter Cullinane coincides with Pope Francis’ desire for our parish liturgies to be as they as they should be, and for the Catholic people to receive on-going liturgy formation.
During the month of October 2022 Pope Francis’ intention is: for a Church open to everyone. We pray for the Church; ever faithful to, and courageous in preaching the Gospel, may the Church be a community of solidarity, fraternity and welcome, always living in an atmosphere of synodality.
Heeding Pope Francis’ encouragement for dioceses worldwide to collaborate with people’s movements, the Archdiocese of Wellington’s Ecology, Justice and Peace (EJP) Commission has joined the Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand with Cardinal John Dew’s support. Worldwide, communities are uniting to address poverty and inequality through living wage campaigns. The Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New […]