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The Christian Brothers have served St Thomas of Canterbury College in Christchurch with a court request for permission to sell the school’s land and buildings, as the order moves to address abuse claims in Australia. Source: Stuff.
Nearly half a million people in Aotearoa New Zealand are experiencing material hardship, according to a report from the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services. Source: Radio New Zealand.
Auckland Diocese’s Justice and Peace Commission says a proposed regime to manage some prisoners will likely lead to increased demand for chaplaincy services.
Wellington Archbishop Paul Martin SM says Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnfica Humanitas names some very real issues for Aotearoa New Zealand, notably in terms of the economy and technology.
A close-up viewing of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes is being made possible at an event coming to Christchurch this summer. Source: New Zealand Herald.
Students in Christchurch and Napier have been judged as the winners of the 2026 Design the Mission Box contest.
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Four priests of the Society of St Pius X were made bishops without papal approval on Wednesday in what Pope Leo XIV had warned would be a “schismatic act”. Source: National Catholic Reporter.
Pope Leo XIV has named an Italian religious sister to head the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Source: CruxNow.
At a United Nations event in Geneva, the Holy See has called on states to stand with mothers and fathers through concrete actions that protect and support them and their children. Source: Catholic World News.