by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 29, 2025 | 1st, Uncategorized
The number of people at the Mass was estimated at between 200,000 and 400,000. After the Mass, the burial took place at Rome’s Basilica of St Mary Major after the casket was driven in a motorcade through the centre of the city. The Vatican and local authorities...
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 24, 2025 | 1st, Uncategorized
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside at the Mass, which will be concelebrated by patriarchs, cardinals, archbishops, bishops and priests from across the globe. The eucharistic celebration will conclude with the Ultima...
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 22, 2025 | 1st, Uncategorized
The Pope died at 7.35 am Rome time, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church, announced. “His whole life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and his Church,” Cardinal Farrell said in a video announcement broadcast from the chapel of the Domus...
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 17, 2025 | 1st, Uncategorized
In a video message on April 13, Auckland Bishop Steve Lowe said that “Holy Week is not a holiday week”. “It is a week that invites us ever deeper into the mystery of Christ,” he said. “We are not called to be spectators, we are called to be people who...
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 15, 2025 | 1st, Uncategorized
Associate Commissioner Joseph Liava’a was commenting after three people were fined for promoting a “cash-gifting” pyramid scheme that targeted the Pasifika community in South Auckland. The “6K scheme” was promoted by Frances Saimone and Patricia...
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 11, 2025 | 1st, Uncategorized
In a submission to Parliament’s Justice Select Committee on the Crimes (Increased Penalties for Slavery Offences) Amendment Bill, the commission considered the bill through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching. The commission stated that the bill “strongly aligns with...
