We go forward together seeking unity

WelCom November 2019 On Friday 4 October, The New Zealand Catholic Bishops released a media statement about the resignation of Bishop Charles Drennan. It stated that Pope Francis had accepted…

The Future’s Name is Hope

WelCom November 2019 ‘Hope is the virtue of a heart that doesn’t lock itself into darkness, that doesn’t dwell on the past, does not simply get by on the present,…

NZ bishops discuss Suzanne Aubert at Congregation for the Causes of Saints

WelCom November 2019 During October, the New Zealand bishops met in Rome for their Ad Limina Apostolorum visit. On Wednesday, 23 October, they met Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of…

World Day of the Poor 2019

WelCom November 2019 Pope Francis invites us on Sunday, 17 November to remember the 3rd World Day of the Poor, by taking the opportunity to reach out to meet people…

Deacon Ordination

WelCom November 2019 Emma Dodsworth On Saturday 21 September, Trung Nguyen of the Palmerston North Diocese was ordained as a deacon at Sacred Heart parish in Ponsonby, Auckland. Also ordained…