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New Zealand Catholic Education Office chief executive Dr Kevin Shore has met Education Minister Erica Stanford for discussion on a funding mechanism to support special character training for teacher trainees.
A five-day renewal convocation for priests from throughout New Zealand and beyond is scheduled to take place at Massey University in Palmerston North early next year.
The Government’s plan for a different type of nationwide Census, including capture of religious affiliation data, is in doubt, with Labour indicating it will no longer provide the votes needed for the modernisation process. Source: Newsroom.
Christchurch diocesan missioner Fr John O’Connor has reflected upon the building of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament with a question: “Are we building our new cathedral in heaven or on earth?”
Pope Leo XIV will undertake an apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6-17, the Holy See Press Office has announced. Source: Vatican News.
Auckland priest Fr Thomas Park and Catholic Youth Australia have explored opportunities for collaboration in the 12 months leading up to World Youth Day in Seoul, South Korea.
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People from seven parishes in Hamilton Diocese have explored the nature of charisms, reflecting on their own experiences, as well as praying and sharing stories of God’s work in their lives.
A new survey investigating recent converts to Catholicism in the United Kingdom has found that about half of participants had already been baptised before their reception into the Church. Source: Catholic Herald.
Human trafficking is evolving in increasingly complex ways and the rapid expansion of online scam operations has become “one of the most urgent and alarming forms of exploitation”, the anti-trafficking network Talitha Kum has warned. Source: The Tablet.