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 August 2020 Sue Seconi Regular exhibitor and artist Emma Cunningham from Whanganui displayed her collection of six pieces expressing the story of Suzanne Aubert and her medicines at Whanganui’s Space Studio and Gallery in June this year. Emma first heard about Suzanne Aubert when boarding at then Sacred Heart College. With a deep consciousness […]
WelCom August 2020 Parish Personal to Māori – 21st Birthday Ngā mihi o te huritau tekau mā tahi! Ki ngā mema o te whānau kua mate, kua haere ki te oranga tonutanga, ki te whare o tō tātou Atua – haere, haere, haere! Ki a koutou, ngā mema o te whānau o te Ngākau Tapu, […]
WelCom August 2020 The Presentation Sisters congregation of Aotearoa New Zealand have started a website to cast information more widely about their work. The New Zealand Presentation Sisters have an interesting history, which the website gives a good insight to. The Sisters – officially the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – […]
WelCom August 2020 Fr Ron Bennett They say every cloud has a silver lining. When St Teresa’s Pro-Cathedral Church in Karori, Wellington, closed its doors for Masses at the beginning of Covid-19 lockdown, parishioners expected it would not be used again for quite a while. However, the Karori Medical Centre were looking for a suitable […]
WelCom August 2020 What would Jesus be doing during the Covid-19 pandemic? Called to respond to the needs and issues of our times Nga Whaea Atawhai O Aotearoa – Sisters of Mercy give practical help as well as prayer. Covid-19 has highlighted to the world the need for compassion, kindness and working for the greater […]
WelCom August 2020 The Vatican has released new guidelines for bishops and other senior church officials on how to deal with clerical child sex abuse claims after Pope Francis called for the procedures to be laid out step-by-step. On July 16, the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith published Vademecum (Handbook), a 20-page […]
WelCom August 2020 The head of the Catholic Church in Fiji has made an apology for the behaviour of Catholic priests, religious and teachers who allegedly abused Fijian children. Archbishop Peter Loy Chong was responding to a news report on TVNZ by Pacific correspondent, Barbara Dreaver. For the last year, 1 NEWS has been investigating […]
WelCom August 2020 A poster about Safeguarding has been sent to all parishes in the Wellington Archdiocese to highlight and support Safeguarding matters and ongoing awareness. During and after lockdown over the last few weeks Safeguarding Workshops with parish leadership teams were continued by Zoom technology. With the cold and wet winter weather, people have […]
WelCom August 2020 The President of the French Bishops’ Conference says it is not hard to imagine a time when women would be included in the College of Cardinals. Speaking in an interview in French magazine, Noosphère, Archbishop Eric de Moulins-Beaufort said ‘nothing prevents them from holding many more important functions in the workings of […]
WelCom August 2020 Pope Francis has expressed his sadness at the decision of Mr Erdogan, President of Turkey, to re-convert Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque again. The Pope’s comments came after a call from the World Council of Churches for Mr Erdogan to reverse his decision, which they said would sow division. […]