WelCom November 2021
A 900-year-old sword believed to belong to a Crusader Knight has been found off the coast of Haifa, Israel. The sword measured four feet long and its hilt is encrusted with seashells and stones. The sword was found by a scuba diver who reported his find to the Israel Antiquities Authority, which examined the object and believes it to be around 900 years old. The iron sword has been preserved in perfect condition and is a beautiful and rare find. It may have been unearthed during a recent storm that shifted the sand that hid it for centuries.
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 8 December
‘As has been the custom for many years an archdiocesan Mass will be celebrated on our diocesan feast day, 7pm, Thursday 8 December, at St Teresa’s Pro-Cathedral, Karori. The archdiocese will again be entrusted to the care of Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception at this Mass. Parishes are asked to renew that Consecration on the following Sunday, 11 December, at All parish Masses.’ – Cardinal John Dew
Dates and events – what’s on
December 2022
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Pope Francis registers for the next World Youth Day in Lisbon
At the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis registered for the next World Youth Day to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, in August 2023. Assisted and accompanied by Portuguese university students studying in Rome, the Pope tapped his way to becoming the first officially registered pilgrim for World Youth Day.