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Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has criticised a Government move to shut down climate lawsuits, saying it is a move in the wrong direction as the world increasingly recognises legal responsibilities in this area.
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is preparing a major new document on the transmission of the faith, drawing on a wide-ranging consultation with bishops conferences. Source: National Catholic Register.
The Catholic Enquiry Centre received 150 enquiries in the first quarter of 2026, with about two-thirds of these exploring becoming Catholic or returning.
The Marist Brothers reported themselves to the Privacy Commissioner last week after an accidental circulation of email addresses, including those of survivors of sexual abuse. Source: Stuff.
St Catherine’s College in Kilbirnie has won the 2026 O’Shea Shield speech and drama competition for Catholic colleges in Wellington Archdiocese and Palmerston North Diocese.
A closing liturgy has been celebrated for a Canterbury church that was badly damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes.
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Dozens of catechumens and candidates in Auckland’s Catholic Chinese community received sacraments of initiation earlier this month.
Pope Leo XIV has approved the creation of a commission on artificial intelligence that will involve several Vatican bodies. Source: Vatican News.
Church leaders in Ireland, including Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, have denounced femicide, misogyny and all violence against women. Source: The Tablet.