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Pope Leo XIV was able to concelebrate at a Mass at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital a day after undergoing surgery to remove part of one of his lungs. Source: Vatican News.
Hospice New Zealand has set out urgent actions concerning palliative care that are deliverable within the first year of the next Government and has asked political party leaders if they will commit to them.
Vinnies Tāmaki Makaurau has experienced a significant drop in donations at a time when one in three households nationwide are struggling to provide affordable, nutritious meals. Source: Radio New Zealand.
As the General Election nears, New Zealand’s bishops are inviting Catholics and all people of goodwill to reflect on their electoral choices through the lens of the Gospel and Catholic social teaching.
St Joseph’s School in Patea in south Taranaki will close at the end of the year after the Minister of Education and the school’s proprietor agreed to cancel the integration agreement.
A first-class relic of teenager St Carlo Acutis has been installed and enshrined at St Mary’s Church in Rotorua.
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A former representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury in Rome is to reflect on the life of Venerable Meri Hōhepa Suzanne Aubert at a special breakfast in Wellington later this month.
In a homily read out at a Mass at the conclusion of the assembly at the Vatican marking the 10th anniversary of Amoris Laetitia, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the family as “an affective . . . spiritual and sacrificial union” and “an icon of God’s love”. Source: Vatican News.
Pope Leo XIV has named Sr Mary Teresa Barron from Ireland to lead the Vatican’s global network of missionary societies, making her the first woman to hold the post. Source: National Catholic Reporter.