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Pope Leo XIV has described the liturgical reforms following the Second Vatican Council as being necessary to encourage active participation by the faithful. Source: EWTN News.
The headmaster of Sacred Heart College in Auckland, Patrick Walsh, has been appointed chair of the new Governing Council of the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. Source: Beehive.
The Mass count at St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Christchurch has increased by 50 per cent since 2022 and a Divine Renovation approach is being seen as a significant factor in parish renewal.
Trinity Catholic College has won the 82nd Bishop’s Shield public speaking competition between Catholic secondary schools in Dunedin Diocese.
A Hastings priest died accidentally from alcohol toxicity after an evening drinking and socialising with other priests, a coroner has found. Source: Stuff.
A new book traces the vision, formation and implementation of lay ministry in the Archdiocese of Wellington.
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New Zealand-based journalist Pat McCarthy has started an online project in which he explores Catholic beliefs and practices.
Patron-client politics remains a major force shaping political power in Fiji and can contribute to corruption, dependency and weak democratic institutions, the Archbishop of Suva has warned. Source: Fiji Sun.
Catholic charities and groups in Indonesia have reached out to communities on Flores Island with food, medicines and medical teams to help them recover after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake. Source: UCA News.