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Speaking outside the basilica in which the relics of St Augustine are kept, Pope Leo XIV referred to the link between faith and reason, stressing that “one cannot believe without thinking”. Source: EWTN News.
Two New Zealand education leaders graduated with doctoral degrees from Australian Catholic University last month, having completed research that included looking at parish-school relationships.
Privacy breaches in two Christchurch parishes this month have prompted notifications to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner on both occasions.
A Dunedin priest and school chaplain has been suspended from public roles after drink-driving. Source: Otago Daily Times.
The leader of a group of Catholic monks who were ordered to leave Canterbury is now expected to return to New Zealand as an illicitly ordained bishop. Source: The Press.
A new local history book celebrating 180 years of the Catholic Church’s presence in Wairarapa has been launched. Source: Wairarapa Times-Age.
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Christchurch Bishop Michael Gielen has celebrated the Mass of Consecration of Virgins to consecrate Katrina de Roo and Jeanette Hancock as Brides of Christ.
A former Apostolic Nuncio to Aotearoa New Zealand has accepted an honorary doctorate from Australian Catholic University (ACU) days before his four decades of diplomatic service come to an end. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
A study of more than 2100 participants in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) in the United States shows a search for goodness, truth and purpose, as well as attraction to liturgy and tradition, were primary motivations in drawing people to the Church. Source: Vatican News.