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What makes a village?

WelCom December 2020 Gina Rollandi ‘We are a village and we are the hands and feet of Jesus.’  During the fourth term this year at St Theresa’s School, Plimmerton, the…

Nuncio Visit

WelCom December 2020 Dr Nathan Matthews, principal of Hato Pāora Māori Boys’ College, greets Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, with a hongi during his first visit to…

The Season of Advent – Ko te Wā o te Aweneti

WelCom December 2020

New paths of renewed hope

WelCom December 2020 Every year Cardinal John meets with the members of the Archdiocese of Wellington’s advisory bodies: Te Kahu o te Rangi (The Māori Pastoral Council); the Archdiocesan Pastoral…

Born immaculate, Mary is the highest honour of our race

WelCom December 2020 The feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8 is the day on which the Archdiocese of Wellington annually seeks Mary’s guidance and protection with a special…
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Nuncio Visit

WelCom December 2020 Dr Nathan Matthews, principal of Hato Pāora Māori Boys’ College, greets Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, with a hongi during his first visit to…

Catholic Church will listen to learn from abuse survivors

WelCom December 2020 The Catholic Church is determined to listen, learn, and reflect on the evidence of survivors who will speak at the first faith-based redress hearings of the Royal…

Royal Commission Hearings

WelCom December 2020 The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care is holding its faith-based hearings in two phases.  The first part of the faith-based hearing in Auckland, Monday…

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Born immaculate, Mary is the highest honour of our race

WelCom December 2020 The feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8 is the day on which the Archdiocese of Wellington annually seeks Mary’s guidance and protection with a special…

Catholic Thinking – Setting out on the ecumenical journey of faith

WelCom December 2020 Catholics and other Christians thanking God together A central illusion in most religions is that their beliefs, structures, and rituals are unchanging. They assert a continuity that…

Gospel Reading: Sunday 6 November 2020

WelCom December 2020 Second Sunday of AdventMark 1: 1-8 1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold,…