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).
Young Vinnies at St Joseph’s Primary School, Central Hawke’s Bay, prepared and served a delicious morning tea spread for Bishop John Adams when he visited Fr Paul Kerridge and the Parish Leadership Team last month.
Young Vinnies is the youth arm of the Society of St Vincent de Paul. It is a platform to support young people in their work to understand and address social injustices they see in their communities.
Growing up in West Auckland and experiencing hardship firsthand, Kaira Mitchell developed a deep sense of empathy and understanding. As a support worker at the Compassion Soup Kitchen, she knows well the struggles of our whānau, the most vulnerable in our community.
September: 1. Day of Prayer for Creation 7. Blessed Virgin Mary 8–14. Social Justice Week 9. St Peter Claver 21. St Matthew Apostle 27. St Vincent de Paul
If you would like to list your parish and school events free on this page, please email welcom@wn.catholic.org.nz with event name, date, time, location and contact details. Sunday 8 September Nativity of our Mary our Mother – Catholic Fijian Community invites all migrant communities join them at the Home of Compassion, 2 Rhine St, Island […]
Each year, on the second Sunday in October, the Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand holds a Day of Prayer for Life, otherwise known as Support Life Sunday.
Pope Francis is often quoted as having said, as a Catholic community, we are less living in an era of change than a change of era. I personally agree with this observation.
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The long-running Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care was made public after being formally tabled in Parliament on 24 July 2024.
The Royal Commission spent six years holding hearings and investigating events from 1950 until the present day.
On July 25 2024, Palmerston North diocesan and parish staff and local clergy gathered to honour Bishop Owen Dolan’s extraordinary 70th anniversary of priesthood.