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The number of deaths by euthanasia or assisted suicide in Aotearoa New Zealand rose to 486 in the year to March 31, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.
Survivors of abuse in care have delivered a message to Parliament about the slow progress being made by the Government on implementing royal commission recommendations. Source: Stuff.
Legal guidelines relevant to evangelisation in public places and online have been created by an organisation that defends conscience rights.
In the first six months of 2026, the Catholic Enquiry Centre has received as many enquiries as it did in all of 2025.
Pope Leo XIV has prayed for peace at the Abbey of Montecassino, which was bombed during a World War II battle involving New Zealand forces. Source: Vatican News.
A Columban priest in New Zealand had his house trashed earlier this year, with a Mass kit and treasured gifts among the many items that were stolen.
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The man who lit a fire in St Mary’s Basilica in Invercargill last year has been sentenced to 24 months in prison. Source: Southland Times.
The Archbishop of Westminster has congratulated new United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who had a Catholic upbringing. Source: The Tablet.
Two cardinals say the Asian Church needs to confront clericalism as the central obstacle to its mission, because concentrating authority in ordained ministers weakens participation, accountability and responses to social crises. Source: UCA News.