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Auckland Bishop Steve Lowe described the opening of De Paul House’s new nine-home social housing complex on the North Shore as “a great day”.
The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services has called for the rejection of a Bill that seeks to tighten access to welfare support for some young people.
In a detailed analysis of priesthood and seminarian statistics between 2013 and 2024, the Vatican newspaper found that the total number of priests worldwide decreased 1.9 per cent over the 11-year period to 407,421. Source: L’Osservatore Romano.
God’s Kingdom grows quietly through humility, patience and love rather than power, said Pope Leo XIV, urging Christians to trust in God’s hidden work and become “small seeds of the Gospel” in the world. Source: Vatican News.
A 19-year-old countertenor, who was recently a student at Sacred Heart College in Auckland, has won the 2026 Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest. Source: University of Auckland.
The kindness of the Maronite Eparchy of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in helping provide three truckloads of food, essential supplies and toys to families in need in Lebanon has been warmly praised.
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The Whānau Mercy Ministries Trustees have approved a new discernment process for significant governance, leadership or mission-impacting decisions.
Inspired by Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, more than 200 leading academics, innovators and Nobel laureates have signed a declaration in Rome calling for responsible development of artificial intelligence and the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. Source: EWTN News.
A University of Notre Dame study focusing on candidates for priesthood in the United States has called for better preparation for celibacy, greater use of psychological resources and a focus on vocational quality over quantity. Source: National Catholic Register.