WelCom August 2022
Pope Francis has appointed three women to the Dicastery of Bishops, which assists the Pope in choosing bishops. They are the first women to ever be named members of the dicastery. Two of them are religious sisters.
Sr Raffaella Petrini, a Franciscan, has been secretary general of the Vatican’s governorate, the second-ranking position in the government of the Vatican City State. Sr Yvonne Reungoat is superior general of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, a branch of the Salesians. Maria Lia Zervino is president of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations.
Dates and events – what’s on in the two dioceses
Saturday 10 SeptemberCome and See Vocations Morning – meet other like-minded young men, talk to priests and seminarians, and ask questions about a vocation to priesthood, 9am–11.30am, St Teresa’s Church,…
Celebration Sunday Meri Hōhepa Suzanne Aubert
WelCom September 2022 ‘A woman of great faith’ will be the theme of the Celebration Sunday Meri Hōhepa Suzanne Aubert on Sunday, 2 October. The celebration will take place during the…
Vincentians celebrate St Vincent de Paul
WelCom September 2022 On Sunday 25 September, Vincentians from Wellington, Hutt-Wairapapa and Kapi Mana Areas will gather at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Tawa to join with parishioners in celebrating…