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).
WelCom December 2020 The feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8 is the day on which the Archdiocese of Wellington annually seeks Mary’s guidance and protection with a special prayer of consecration. But are we all clear on what the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception really means? Fr James Lyons explains. A popular interpretation […]
WelCom December 2020 The Church’s National Centre for Religious Studies (NCRS) – part of Te Kupenga-Catholic Leadership Institute – has announced its newly created NZpray2day app for iPhones and other Apple devices. The NZpray2day app, launched 16 November 2020, follows the introduction in March this year of the Android version. NCRS Director Colin MacLeod says […]
WelCom December 2020 The Catholic Church is determined to listen, learn, and reflect on the evidence of survivors who will speak at the first faith-based redress hearings of the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care, starting in Auckland, Monday 30 November 2020. In a statement issued by Te Rōpū Tautoko, 30 November, chair Catherine Fyfe […]
WelCom December 2020 The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care is holding its faith-based hearings in two phases. The first part of the faith-based hearing in Auckland, Monday 30 November to Friday 11 December 2020, is to hear from survivors who are sharing their experiences of abuse and the redress processes of the […]
WelCom December 2020 The Catholic Church has appointed an experienced independent investigator to look at whether the former Bishop of Dunedin, Bishop John Kavanagh, took proper action when he received complaints of sexual abuse. Cardinal John Dew has instructed the Church’s independent complaints body – the National Office for Professional Standards (NOPS) – to investigate […]
WelCom December 2020 “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” – Matthew 16.26 Annette Scullion ‘We can do many things in our lives, but above all else everything we do should be for the salvation of the soul. This is the supreme law of the Church,’ […]
WelCom December 2020 The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC) met in Palmerston North, October 27 to 30, as an opportunity to show support to Palmerston North Diocese parishioners, staff and clergy a year on from Bishop Charles Drennan’s resignation. The NZCBC usually meets four times a year, with three meetings in Wellington, where the […]
WelCom December 2020 The Palmerston North Diocese annual assembly of priests, held on 7 and 8 October, opened at St Brigid’s Parish Church in Feilding. It encompassed a range of presentations, prayer, reflection, and discussions including ministry, pastoral outreach and missionary transformation for the diocese. Among the presenters were priests ‘new’ to New Zealand. Fr […]
WelCom December 2020 Sr Veronica Casey pbvm, is looking for people with the faith to listen to and help some of the country’s most rejected people – the 9500 men and women serving time in Aotearoa New Zealand’s 18 prisons. Mosgiel-based Sr Veronica is the Catholic Senior Prison Chaplain. She is always looking for suitable […]
WelCom December 2020 Michael Fitzsimons A submission from Trade Aid calls for a Modern Slavery Act in New Zealand to support businesses to rid their supply chains of modern slavery. The submission is supported by Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, Talitha Kum and a number of other NGOs. Talitha Kum is an international network of Religious […]