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).
The priests currently working in the Archdiocese of Wellington gathered together for three days in early May to reflect on their life as priests and on what they are being called to do in the Church today. There are 34 priests in the archdiocese working in 22 parishes. Of those priests 26 are diocesan priests and eight belong to Religious Orders.
The Catholic Women’s League Otari Branch members enjoyed a particularly busy month in May. They gave 33 beanies they have knitted so far this year to Stella Maris for the foreign seafarers in port who find Wellington a very cold stopover.
The Vatican recently published a new document that outlines and affirms Catholic doctrine on the importance of human dignity and its connection to God. The document, entitled Dignitas Infinata (infinite dignity), addresses a range contemporary moral, bio-ethical and social issues, including human rights violations, discrimination against women, abortion and gender theory.
Some 30 Catholic hospital chaplains from throughout the motu, some full-time but most part-time, gathered at the St Francis Retreat Centre in Hillsborough, Auckland for their first-ever national hui earlier this year.
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The re-opening of the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and St Mary His Mother is a wonderful opportunity for us as an archdiocese to reflect on the nature of our Church.
During the month of June 2024 Pope Francis’ intention is:for migrants fleeing their homes. We pray that migrants fleeing from war or hunger, forced to undertake journeys full of danger and violence, find welcome and new opportunities in the countries that receive them. During the month of July 2024 Pope Francis’ intention is:for the pastoral […]
At St Mary’s parish in Ōtaki recently, Fr Phil Cody sm preached a striking sermon on the New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ revised document, Te Kahu O Te Ora, published last September.
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – Mark 4:26-34 26Jesus said to the crowds: ‘This is what the kingdom of God is like; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land. 27Night and day, while he sleeps, when he is awake, the seed is sprouting and growing; he does not know […]
The expression, two’s company, three’s a crowd, tells us a third person can be intrusive, a misfit. It can signal a selfish attitude: we just want to keep to ourselves; we don’t want to have to share.
We also hear, bad things happen in threes – I burnt the toast this morning and I forgot to put the rubbish out. What’ll be the third thing?
Susan Zentveld St Peter’s College in Palmerston North will be celebrating its 50th jubilee over Labour Day weekend this year. We invite past students, staff, their families and the local community to help us celebrate this milestone. The jubilee milestone has been made all the more memorable with St Peter’s College being first time joint […]