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).
St Joseph’s Parish Levin’s Tuesday Social Group was started approximately four years ago to provide a much-needed social outlet for our parishioners at zero cost. We offer a varied programme of activities including music, indoor games, picnics, outings, movies, food, bingo and hobbies. We also have a shared meal once a fortnight.
The Vatican’s top doctrinal office published a new Declaration, on 8 April 2924, on the theme of human dignity. Entitled Declaration Dignitas Infinita, on Human Dignity, the Declaration from the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, addresses a range of contemporary moral and social issues.
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time – Te Rātapu Rua tekau mā rua o te Wā Noa
‘I no longer believe!’ The words were shouted. And the voice was angry.
But if the statement was meant to shock me, it didn’t. I simply asked the person to tell me what they no longer believed, and the following conversation unfolded.
The number of people contacting us at the Catholic Enquiry Centre with questions about the Catholic faith is increasing. These are often former protestant Christians who find themselves drawn to Catholicism for a variety of reasons, yet they struggle with aspects of Catholic belief.
During the month of September 2024 Pope Francis’ intention is: for the cry of the Earth. We pray that each one of us will hear and take to heart the cry of the Earth and of victims of natural disasters and climactic change, and that all will undertake to personally care for the world in […]
Year 10 student at Sacred Heart College, Napier, Poppy McCaskey, crafted this article for the 2024 O’Shea Shield Junior Prepared Speech Competition, in which she was placed second in her category. Poppy’s article reflects the theme for O’Shea Shield 2024: Te Ahi Kā – ‘Sparks of Hope’. It also witnesses to the charism of her school, which draws on the Visitation of Mary.
The Sisters of Compassion invite applications for the Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship 2025. Applications are open to tertiary students with New Zealand citizenship, living within the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington or the Diocese of Palmerston North.
Students across the dioceses took part in Masses for the Feast of the Assumption 15 August. Among them were students from Sacred Heart Primary School, Thorndon, who attended the parish Mass at their neighbouring Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.
St Catherine’ College Kilbirnie, Wellington, welcomed its new principal Amélie Kelder in July. Addressing St Catherine’s College community at a pōwhiri in her honour, Amélie said the following.