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Young people in the Wellington Archdiocese are invited to join a celebration for World Youth Day on Sunday 6 August, from 1pm–8pm at Bishop Viard College, Porirua. The celebrations will begin with Worship from 1pm, with Mass at 1.45pm celebrated by Archbishop Paul Martin sm, followed by events, speakers, workshops and a Youth Rally.
World Youth Day is one of the biggest gatherings of young people on the planet and was dreamed into reality by St Pope John Paul II. A number of young New Zealand Catholics will be making a pilgrimage to WYD in Lisbon, Portugal, in August to join with other young Catholics from around the world.
The Holy See Press Office has released Pope Francis’ schedule, on 6 June, for the 2023 World Youth Day, which will take place from 1 to 6 August 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. Over 400,000 young people have registered to take part in the event. In a video message released early June, the Holy Father said […]
Australian firm Catholic Church Insurance (CCI) has announced that it will begin winding down its operations after failing to secure additional financial support.
Two days after a naked man stood on the high altar of St Peter’s Basilica, the basilica’s archpriest on 3 June held a penitential rite as required by Canon Law in cases where sacred places are desecrated.
Pope Francis is to visit the east-Asian nation of Mongolia from 31 August to 4 September 2023. In the most recent consistory for the creation of new cardinals, in August 2022, Pope Francis made Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, the Apostolic Prefect of Mongolia’s capital of Ulaanbaatar, the first-ever Cardinal of the country. There are fewer than 1,500 Catholics in all of Mongolia. Pope Francis will be the first Pope to ever visit the East Asian country.
Pope Francis has sent a message of support to a conference, 16–18 June, to discuss LGBTQ ministry in the Catholic Church, after right-wing online influencers organised a petition to try and stop the event.
In his message for the 57th world day of social communications titled, ‘Speaking with the heart: The truth in love’ (Eph. 4:15), Pope Francis has reminded people everywhere to build a civilisation of love amid dissensions, wars, and polarisation of truth.
After years of planning and building, Napier’s new Pastoral Administration and Mission Centre was officially blessing and opened on Sunday 28 May.
E rere ngā wai pūaroha ki a koutou, otirā tātou. Let the Waters of Compassion greet you.
At the six yearly gathering of the Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion – also known as the Sisters of Compassion – the historic decision was made to re-elect their current leadership team: Sr Margaret Anne Mills, Sr Sue Cosgrove, Sr ‘Alisi Tu’ipulotu, Sr Lusiana Raratini.