Emmaus House for young adults
A community house has opened in the Palmerston North Diocese where young people can live together while they discern their purpose in life.
Welcom Archive 2007-2026
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).
Hawke’s Bay youth parliamentarian
Jordan Anderson, deputy head girl of Sacred Heart College, Napier, has won a spot in the youth parliament in July topping a speech contest on the top five things that would make Hawke’s Bay the ‘best place in the world to live’.
A 21st for Jesus in Wairoa
Lil had often thought about the kind of coming-of-age celebration Jesus might have had.
The call of the south
I’ve just returned from a week in Dunedin. It’s quite a trek. Even flying direct from Wellington it still took almost two hours in a smallish plane.
Wellington Archbishop apologises
Archbishop John Dew of Wellington has apologised to the people of the archdiocese for ‘the deviant and sometimes criminal behaviour of clergy in many parts of the world’.
Catholic agencies condemn new welfare policies
‘Those policies caused deep division between the haves and the have-nots in New Zealand, the effects of which are still felt today.’
Parishes invited to apply for helping project funds
Parish groups, agencies and church organisations are being asked to identify and support parish groups that need funding to provide a helping hand to families in their midst.
An era of touch ends
Tony Devereux of Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Tawa, hangs up his rugby boots after 55 years of playing rugby.
A big day on discipleship in the Hutt
Ss Peter and Paul Parish, Lower Hutt, last month celebrated the preparation of eight catechumens for reception at Easter and the award of a papal medal and farewelled a parishioner moving into religious life.
Conflict with compassion – a gospel-imagined response
Conflict is good ‘ it is part of the human condition. Most change for the good happens as a result of conflict. But there is good conflict and bad.