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Building bridges across Oceania through dignified and respectful migration, and fostering ministry through digital communication were among the issues on the agenda for Catholic bishops meeting in Guam this week.
New Zealand’s total fertility rate has dropped to a new low level, with more than 1500 fewer live births registered over the past 12 months than the year before.
Pope Leo XIV has lamented the fact that many young people no longer attend church after receiving the sacrament of Confirmation. Source: EWTN News.
Auckland Diocese’s Justice and Peace Commission says camera footage on fishing vessels should not be exempt from the Official Information Act, as proposed in a bill before Parliament, saying it would reduce the capacity for public scrutiny.
Former All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick says he learned the values he lives by at Sacred Heart College in Auckland – and now he is lending a helping hand to a sports centre project at the school. Source: New Zealand Herald.
Students and staff of Bishop Viard College in Porirua have made an inaugural pilgrimage to Sacred Heart Cathedral in Wellington, honouring the arrival of Bishop Philippe Viard in the 19th century.
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A video showcasing significant sites in Palmerston North Diocese that can be pilgrimage destinations has been released by the Catholic Enquiry Centre.
The Catholic bishops of the United States of America will consecrate their nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus next month. Source: USCCB.
Uganda has postponed one of the world’s largest Catholic gatherings because of an Ebola outbreak in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Source: National Catholic Register.