News December 2013 Shane Olsen New Zealand’s nonviolent struggle for peace at Parihaka in Taranaki was linked with the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s Pacem in Terris in a Labour Weekend event at Porirua. Wellington’s diocesan Justice, Peace and Development (JPD) Commission hosted the event at Te Ngakau Tapu Parish on Saturday 26 October […]
Archdiocesan News November 2013 Emily Benefield, Caritas Last month I journeyed with the Caritas group to Parihaka to present the booklet Remembering Parihaka. The booklet draws inspiration from the nonviolent resistance movement begun by 19th century leaders Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi, and the continuing story of Parihaka. Caritas developed the booklet in […]
News 16 October, 2013 The Justice, Peace and Development (JPD) Commission of the Wellington Archdiocese are hosting the ‘Pacem in Terris’ event on Saturday 26 October at Tu Hono Hall adjacent to Bishop Viard College, Kenepuru Drive, in Porirua. This event intends to connect the 50th anniversary of the papal encyclical Pacem in Terris […]