Wel-com is the official newspaper of the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North. It is a monthly tabloid which is free in all parish churches and schools. It is produced on the first Sunday of every month except January.
The proprietor is the Archbishop of Wellington, Archbishop John Dew. Cecily McNeill is the editor.
As well as the various activities that occur throughout the two dioceses in any given month, Wel-com aims to present educative articles about Church teaching as well as thought-provoking articles about the direction in which the Church is going.
We go forward together seeking unity
WelCom November 2019 On Friday 4 October, The New Zealand Catholic Bishops released a media statement about the resignation of Bishop Charles Drennan. It stated that Pope Francis had accepted…
The Future’s Name is Hope
WelCom November 2019 ‘Hope is the virtue of a heart that doesn’t lock itself into darkness, that doesn’t dwell on the past, does not simply get by on the present,…
NZ bishops discuss Suzanne Aubert at Congregation for the Causes of Saints
WelCom November 2019 During October, the New Zealand bishops met in Rome for their Ad Limina Apostolorum visit. On Wednesday, 23 October, they met Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of…