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Aotearoa New Zealand doesn’t have a Catholic “city” in the way that two other denominations do, and that is largely because of different approaches to colonial settlement in different areas, an academic commentator says. Source: Radio New Zealand.
Asked what should be improved in the education sector, the principal of a Catholic college said she wants every young person to have a genuine sense of hope. Source: Franklin Times.
Auckland has emerged as a possible contender to host the 2028 NRL grand final as a scheduling clash with a likely visit by Pope Leo XIV to Sydney may prompt a change of date or venue. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
The dean of studies at Sydney’s Seminary of the Good Shepherd will give a keynote address at Christchurch Diocese’s third annual one-day prayer conference next month.
The superior general of the Rosminians baptised 22 young men at Rosmini College on Auckland’s North Shore during a recent visit.
A former bishop of a diocese in Western Australia has been convicted of sexually abusing two young Indigenous men. Source: CruxNow.
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As commercial deep-sea mining is increasingly being considered in parts of the Pacific, the bishops of the region have called for prudence. Source: Vatican News.
Pope Leo marked the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary by inviting the faithful to contemplate their ultimate destiny: the fullness of eternal life in God. Source: Vatican News.
Churches in Tonga must shift from denominational competition to collaboration in order to help address the nation’s problems, a Methodist church leader says. Source: Touchstone.