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).
An innovative app designed by a group of Sacred Heart College Napier business students is poised to revolutionise the path for students to gain a restricted driver’s licence. The students are collaborating with Victoria University of Wellington to develop the app.
This month our Hīkoi Whakapono | Journey of Faith, takes us to the parish of St Mary of the Angels Central Wellington. The parish includes St Mary of the Angels Church on Boulcott St, one of the major churches of the city, and St Joseph Church, Mt Victoria.
A huge gathering assembled at St Patrick’s College Wellington Assembly Hall last month to farewell much-loved and respected First XV rugby coach, Willie Leota.
At 6am on Saturday 20 July, Sacred Heart College Lower Hutt school community gathered at dawn to celebrate the opening of our new Mission House and the blessing of the kaitiaki gifted by Mana Whenua.
The newly released working document for the Synod on Synodality offers inspiration, while revealing the journey is far from over in realising the fullness of the Church’s mission.
In his message for the 2024 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Francis has appealed for humanity’s conversion so we acknowledge the disastrous effects of war and set ethical limits on the development of artificial intelligence.
Wrapping up their annual Synod in Baghdad, the Chaldean bishops of Iraq expressed their deep concern over the impact of the war in Gaza on the entire region, and reaffirmed a two-state solution as the only way for a lasting peace.
Pope Francis has expressed his hope that the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games provide the opportunity for warring nations to respect an ancient Greek tradition and establish a truce for the duration of the Games.
Less than six months before the re-opening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, how is the Archdiocese of Paris preparing to welcome the anticipated 15 million annual visitors to the cathedral?
Darwin Bishop Charles Gauci, the chair of the Australian Bishops’ Commission for Relations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, has called on all Australians to unite in addressing the critical issues faced by the First Nations people.