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WelCom October 2020, Issue 387

WelCom October 2020 is in parishes and schools as our monthly printed newspaper.

New Film Underway

WelCom October 2020 Filming is underway for a new documentary celebrating 70 years of the Presentation Sisters in New Zealand –‘The Furthest Lantern’. The Presentation Order of nuns was founded…

It is a privilege to accompany the dying

WelCom October 2020 + John A Cardinal Dew Archbishop of Wellington ArchdioceseApostolic Administrator of Palmerston North Diocese Many of us know how precious, and also how difficult, are the hours we…

Kua oti katoa tātou te paihere – We are all connected

WelCom October 2020 The Catholic Bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand 2020 Election Statement begins with a quotation from Pope Francis’ Laudato si’: “Everything is connected. Concern for the environment needs…

Religious leaders warn of dangers in poorly drafted End of Life Choice Act

WelCom October 2020 Many of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most prominent religious leaders signed an open letter to voters on September 21, urging caution at the harm the End of Life…
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Religious leaders warn of dangers in poorly drafted End of Life Choice Act

WelCom October 2020 Many of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most prominent religious leaders signed an open letter to voters on September 21, urging caution at the harm the End of Life…

Young people question politicians on climate change

WelCom October 2020 Jim McAloon Members of Wellington Archdiocese’s Ecology, Justice and Peace Commission organised a pre-election forum about climate change last month, where young people from the Archdiocese questioned…

Pope Francis to sign new encyclical at Assisi

WelCom October 2020 Pope Francis will sign a new encyclical on human fraternity at the tomb of St Francis of Assisi, at the Basilica of Saint Francesco d’Assisi, on October…

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Pope urges respect for Paris climate accord, says ‘creation is groaning’

WelCom October 2020 Speaking from the Vatican on September 1, 2020, Pope Francis urged nations to fight global warming according to the 2015 Paris climate accord. Modern society has pushed…

Catholic Thinking – Creation, the Universe and Ecological Conversion

WelCom October 2020 Sr Patricia Powell rsm of the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea, spoke about creation and ecological conversion at the Australasia Catholic…

October – Month of the Rosary: Keeping the Rosary Relevant

WelCom October 2020 Ko Whiringa-ā-Nuku-te Marama o te Rōhārio: Kia whaitake te Rōhārio Fr James Lyons When Pope John Paul II introduced the Mysteries of Light into the Rosary in…