Archdiocesan News
Sacred Heart Cathedral was packed on Sunday afternoon 21 July when Columban Frs Noel Connelly of Australia and Michael Gormly of New Zealand presented a stone carving of Fr Francis Vernon Douglas to the archdiocese on the 70th anniversary of his death.
Fr Michael Gormly wrote in Wel-Com‘s September, 2012 issue of an extrovert, idealistic, sports-loving man who began his priestly ministry in New Plymouth in 1934.
A Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand (extended version)
WelCom December 2021 Living, Caring, Worshipping and Ministering in a Covid-19 World November 2021 Living with Covid-19 restrictions We find ourselves living in unprecedented times as we struggle to live…
WelCom December 2021
Bishops say vaccine mandates ‘justified at this time’
WelCom December 2021 Michael Fitzsimons The Catholic Bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand have expressed their support for the introduction of vaccine mandates and vaccine passes, saying they are ‘justified by…