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 September 2020 Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention During the month of September 2020 Pope Francis’ Universal Prayer Intention is: Respect for the Planet’s Resources. We pray that the planet’s resources will not be plundered, but shared in a just and respectful manner. The day is inspired by Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical Laudato si’, which calls […]
WelCom September 2020 Sr Patricia Powell rsm of the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea, delivered the following presentation to Catholic media at the Australasia Catholic Press Association conference in Bathurst, NSW September last year. Sr Patricia’s presentation is re-published in WelCom in two parts, with permission. Part 1 The […]
WelCom September 2020 Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is providing urgently needed funding for Lebanon following the massive explosion in the port of Beirut on Tuesday, 4 August, Caritas Director Juliette Hickey announced the day after the explosion. The blast killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000 others. It registered as a 4.5 […]
WelCom September 2020 Pope Francis has appointed six women to help oversee the Vatican’s finances, in the most senior roles ever given to women within the Catholic Church’s leadership. The appointments mark the most significant step by Francis to fulfil his promise of placing women in top positions and righting the gender balance in senior […]
WelCom September 2020 The New Zealand film Jojo Rabbit and the US television series Madam Secretary have won the top prizes at this year’s SIGNIS North America film and television awards. The SIGNIS Awards are presented annually by SIGNIS, the Catholic lay movement for communication media professionals, to recognise excellence of professionals in the film […]
WelCom September 2020 On September 5, the Church celebrates the feast day of St Teresa of Kolkata, who devoted her life to caring for the homeless people on the streets of Kolkata. St Teresa was the founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Catholic congregation of women dedicated to helping the poor. […]
WelCom September 2020 In the latest sign of papal outreach to the transgender community, Pope Francis has written to an old friend in Argentina to say that he is praying for her and the women who will move into a new condo complex she built to help transgender women living in poverty. The complex has […]
WelCom September 2020 Speaking in a recent private General Audience, Pope Francis decried the possibility that the use of the pandemic vaccine might worsen existing injustices against the poor and vulnerable. ‘How sad it would be if, for example, access to a Covid-19 vaccine were made available only to the rich, and not to others […]
WelCom September 2020 A new Pew Research poll shows white and Hispanic Catholics split over who they will vote for in the 2020 US presidential elections. According to a survey of 11,001 American adults conducted in July and August, Pew found registered voters who identify as white Catholics planned to support President Donald Trump by […]
WelCom September 2020 John Holden, Marist St Pat’s RFC Several hundred Marist St Pat’s Rugby Football Club supporters gathered to help celebrate the launch of Tim Donoghue’s new book, C’mon Red! The publication, commemorating the club’s 50th Jubilee, was launched at Old Timer’s Day, MSP Hataitai Park clubrooms, on Saturday, 25 July. C’mon Red! documents […]