Welcom Archive 2007-2026

The August edition of WelCom is out!

You can find a number of articles about the life of our Archdiocese in the latest issue of WelCom.

WelCom has returned in a brand new format!

The February/March 2025 edition of WelCom is available here

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ

This edition of WelCom marks the end of the publication of this magazine as a collaboration between the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North. We are both aware of the rich heritage of this newspaper, firstly for the Archdiocese of Wellington and then latterly as a collaboration with the Diocese of Palmerston North.

Pope Francis opened the Holy Doors at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome on the evening of 24 December 2024, thereby officially inaugurating the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. During his Christmas evening Mass, he reassured us that the Christ Child of Bethlehem offers the world infinite hope and joy.

Deacon Matthew White was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Paul Martin sm, on Saturday 22 February. His was the first priestly ordination in the newly re-stored Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. As Archbishop Paul remarked, the day was ‘coincidently on the Feast of the Chair of St Peter’. 

This edition of WelCom – the 430th issue since the newspaper began 40 years ago – is significant, being the last issue as the publication comes to a close. We have invited two former proprietors, Cardinal John Dew and Bishop Peter Cullinane, and some of our longstanding and regular contributors to share their reflections on WelCom for this final edition.