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The Children’s Commissioner says the latest report on child poverty reveals the country’s “national shame”. Source: Radio New Zealand.
Ahead of the 2028 ecclesial assembly for the Synod on Synodality, the Vatican has called on dioceses to provide an assessment of their implementation of the practice of synodality. Source: EWTN News.
A visiting United States liturgist has urged Catholics in New Zealand to sit as close to the altar as they can at Masses.
St Paul’s College in Auckland is working with its proprietors and the Ministry of Education towards a goal of increasing its roll capacity by 25 per cent. Source: Marist Star.
Four students from Trinity Catholic College who were scheduled to participate in a School Strike for Climate in Dunedin’s Octagon this week met the city’s mayor ahead of the protest. Source: Otago Daily Times.
St Joseph’s Church in Te Puna, near Tauranga, is set to undergo a major seismic strengthening and restoration project designed to ensure it continues serving the community. Source: Sunlive.
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A protected oak tree, planted in 1885 by Euphrasie Barbier, founder of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Mission, will remain in the grounds of a new assisted living development in Pukekohe. Source: Franklin Times.
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged communicators to ensure that every technological tool is placed “at the service of truth and the common good”, as the Church reflects on the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence. Source: Vatican News.
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has defended Catholics’ right to publicly oppose performances that mock their faith, arguing that artistic freedom does not justify the denigration of beliefs held sacred by millions. Source: The Catholic Weekly.