WelCom June/July 2022
Reefton’s ‘unofficial mayor’ and longstanding stalwart of Sacred Heart Parish, Tony Fortune, celebrated his 70th birthday recently with Sacred Heart School students. Tony, centre with his birthday card, was also joined by principal Tony Webb, back right, and teacher aide Tracy Parkinson, centre left. Words and photo: Rose O’Connor, teacher Sacred Heart School, Reefton
More details produced about reported abuse in New Zealand Catholic Church
WelCom June/July 2022 Continuing research has produced further details of where and by whom much of the reported abuse in the Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand was committed. The…
A compliment Christians pay to one another
WelCom June/July 2022 + John A Cardinal Dew, Archbishop of Wellington Archdiocese, Apostolic Administrator of Palmerston North Diocese The Acts of the Apostles recounts, among other things, the story of…
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Michael Gielen as Bishop of Christchurch
WelCom June/July 2022 Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Michael Gielen (50) as the new Bishop of Christchurch. Bishop Gielen has been the Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland since March 2020. He…