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…

Pre-Synod hui for Palmerston North and Wellington dioceses

WelCom June/July 2022 Two ‘pre-synod’ hui were held last month – one in the Diocese of Palmerston North and one in the Archdiocese of Wellington – each as the final…

Bishops to join synodal hui

WelCom June/July 2022 ‘The Catholic bishops of New Zealand are looking forward to meeting a wide a group of people at the national synodal hui in Wellington, on July 2,…