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).
Sovereignty, or the right to independent nationhood, is something which must be jealously guarded, and something New Zealand took particular pride in more than a quarter of a century ago when the then Prime Minister David Lange took a firm stance against the United States Government to declare New Zealand nuclear free.
Cecily McNeill2010 The Hobbit films are safe – Time Warner and the New Zealand Government have cut a deal which gives the Hollywood movie maker a larger incentive to work here, courtesy of the taxpayer. The catalyst for this deal was, ostensibly at least, industrial action. The resulting law change, enacted under urgency suspending the […]
A summary of documents passed during the final session of Vatican II
Following the interminable debates and document revisions of the third session of Vatican II, it was with a great deal of apprehension that bishops gathered in September 1965 for the final session.
Columns Kieran Fenn FMS2010 The gospel for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Luke 16:1-13) features the parable of the rascally steward with a series of attached sayings that Luke thought had some connection because of their association with mammon (wealth). Jesus expresses admiration for the shrewdness if not the morality of the rich man’s […]
Archbishop John Dew2010 ‘Believe in the whisperings of God to your own heart.’ These words of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop greeted me when I walked into our cathedral on my return last Friday from my sabbatical leave. I hope that many parishioners throughout the archdiocese have seen the wonderful banners hanging in the […]
Am I my brother’s keeper? Cain’s question may well inform those in the government seeking to revise the welfare system. Such a revision needs careful analysis in the light of the principles of Catholic social teaching for a fair and just society.