by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 29, 2025 | 5th, Uncategorized
They had travelled abroad for the planned canonisation of Blessed Carlo Acutis, and Easter and Holy Week, “as well as gifting our parents the opportunity to come to Rome and Italy”, Fatima Leung-Wai said. “My parents are from Samoa, they worked hard, they’re faithful...
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 24, 2025 | 5th, Uncategorized
Reverend Dr Maja Whitaker, an academic dean at Laidlaw College and a pastor in the Equippers church network, said the grief she has experienced following the news of the Pope’s death “cut deeper than I had expected”. Dr Whitaker said Pope Francis’ “approach was...
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 22, 2025 | 5th, Uncategorized
The position of Catholic schools was clarified in a recent New Zealand Catholic Education Office newsletter, after it was noted that some schools had been confused by media statements on the subject. National Centre for Religious Studies director Colin MacLeod said...
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 17, 2025 | 5th, Uncategorized
A columbarium is a place where the ashes of those who have been cremated can be placed in perpetuity. The proposed project is at St Francis de Sales and All Souls Catholic Church in Devonport. Plans for a permanent columbarium at Devonport – a sacred, prayerful,...
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 15, 2025 | 5th, Uncategorized
The men were hosted by Christchurch Diocese vocations director Fr Tien Cao earlier this year. Writing about the weekend in Christchurch diocese’s Inform magazine, Fr Cao said that the men were “exploring whether they might have a vocation to the priesthood”. “They...
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 11, 2025 | 5th, Uncategorized
The bishops’ announcement came after policy changes by the Trump administration to cut funding from refugee programmes. “While this marks a painful end to a life-sustaining partnership with our government that has spanned decades across administrations of both...
