Cardinal’s reflections

You have to overcome any pretense of self-sufficiency in order to understand oneself to be in need of grace, and to always be in need of Him. If someone tells me, “Father, what is the shortest way to encounter Jesus?” Be needy. Be needy for grace, needy for forgiveness, be needy for joy. And He will draw near to you.Pope Francis, General Audience 25 January 2023 ... See MoreSee Less

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Happy New Year to you all.

Cardinal John’s newsletter | 26 January 2023.

God lives among us – reflection and blessings for Christmas.

Cardinal John’s newsletter | 15th December 2022.

Catholic Caring Foundation Appeal for Auckland Floods

Bishop Steve has launched an emergency flood relief appeal to provide vital funds for the flood recovery.

NZ Catholic response to Synod’s Continental Stage document published

The New Zealand Catholic Church response to the “Document for the Continental Stage” of Pope Francis’s Synod on Synodality has been published.

Upcoming events in the Archdiocese

Continental stage of Pope’s Synod on Synodality process begins

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All rangatahi welcome and supported in new diversity guidelines for Catholic schools

Updated Covid-19 protocols

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Pope tells people of Ukraine: ‘your pain is my pain’

Nine months from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pope Francis has sent a letter to the Ukranian people praying for peace and saying he shares in their suffering, especially that of the children, the elderly and women who have endured violence.