WelCom August 2022
Pope Francis has said he has no plans to resign soon and that his knee injury is healing. Reports of Pope Francis resigning began to spread recently in light of three events that were to happen in late August. These included the creation of new cardinals and a day trip to the Italian city of L’Aquila, which Benedict XVI visited in 2009, four years before announcing his own resignation.
Pope Francis said that ‘all of these coincidences made some think that the same “liturgy” would happen. But it never entered my mind. For the moment no, for the moment, no. Really!’ The Pope said he would consider resigning one day if he could no longer run the Church due to poor health, but only ‘God will say’ when that might be.
Worm juice fundraiser for country school
Last year, Years 5 and 6 students of Room 5 at St Joseph’s School in Taihape began learning all about worms from a visiting expert. In his final lesson the expert brought Tiger worms and containers for the students to create their own portable worm farms to take home.
Hīkoi of learning to Far North traces early Marist’s footsteps
Members of Te Āhi Kā o Mātaruranga – a young Catholic adult community from Palmerston North – went on a hīkoi to the Far North late last year to trace the origins of faith mission in this country, through the work of early Marists.
Students awarded Suzanne Aubert tertiary scholarships
Three students have been awarded the Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship to help them complete their studies in 2023.