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Speaking in Peru at the start of the final leg of his South American visit, Pope Leo XIV highlighted his connections with the country and urged leaders to help protect the “everyday peace” of its people. Source: Vatican News.

An independent inquiry into historical sexual abuse at St Bede’s College will be led by senior Christchurch barrister Janna McGuigan, assisted by an inquiry team. Source: Radio New Zealand.

Former Silver Fern Samantha Winders has a strong Catholic faith and a loving Catholic husband, but the couple are carrying their own cross in the form of a struggle with fertility.

Former Speaker Gerry Brownlee, who is unlikely to return to Parliament after the final general election votes are counted, has received accolades from current and former MPs, including from fellow Catholics. Source: Newsroom.

Parishioners, leadership teams, religious congregations and faith communities in Wellington Archdiocese have been invited to reflect on the fruits of a synodal Church emerging in their local communities and to share their stories with the wider Church.

More than 30 teachers and staff from Catholic schools in Dunedin Diocese have passed papers at Te Kupenga – Catholic Theological College this year, as part of professional development initiatives.

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Concern over pedestrian safety on main roads near a Catholic school and other schools in Wānaka has seen some parents band together to make their children’s routes to school safer. Source: Otago Daily Times.

Some 70 million people submit queries about religion each week on the artificial intelligence resource ChatGPT, a new report from Open AI has revealed. Source: The Tablet.

More than 80 Catholic theologians and educators have called on the United States bishops to take a stronger, more unified public stand against the war with Iran, as well as promoting Gospel non-violence. Source: National Catholic Reporter.