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).
St Teresa’s Church, Karori, was packed on the 14 May for the Funeral Mass for former All Black Robert Charles (Bob) Stuart. Family, friends, parishioners were there and many people representing the variety of pursuits with which Bob had been associated du
Island Bay rocked on Mothers’ Day last month when the St Francis de Sales parish youth group hosted a concert to hear the resident band currently known as The Flock.
The band performed hit songs from the pop/rock of Oasis to John Mayer and Jack Johns
About 500 invited guests including Archbishop Dew’s sisters were present at the festive occasion in Sacred Heart Cathedral.
The new Holy Father, Benedict XVI, will be ‘a pope of surprises’, Cardinal Williams said as he returned from Rome and his first conclave. The Cardinal also said that Pope Benedict will be a man of peace, reconciliation, warmth and compassion and endeavour
Reviewer: Julian Wagg, Chaplain to the Forces
This story chronicles Daniel Riddford’s escape as a prisoner of war during the second World War.
Riddiford was a member of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force at the invasion of Libya in Novembe
This December is the 30th anniversary of Paul VI’s groundbreaking encyclical Evangelii Nuntiandi. Ruth Smithies takes a fresh look at this papal letter in today’s context.
The Porirua Branch of the Knights of the Southern Cross has organised a writing competition to encourage young people to consider a vocation to the priesthood or religious life.
The topic is: ‘vocations to the Priesthood or to Religious Orders are ve
While the cardinals were in conclave electing a new pope, the Wellington Catholic Education Centre held a forum to discuss how the papacy could look.
Here Catholic laywoman, Anna Thompson, and former Anglican Church Canon, Peter Stuart, give their v
In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations celebrated recently, John Paul II reflected on the call to all of us to follow Christ and, in particular, to consider the call to Religious Life and Priesthood. This is very relevant today when perm
Some of Pope Benedict’s first words to the city of Rome, to the Church and to the world were ‘above all I entrust myself to your prayers’. Please remember those words.