by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 29, 2025 | 6th, Uncategorized
In a homily at the Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said that Pope Francis had made the message of God’s limitless mercy the heart of his pontificate. “Our affection for him must not remain a mere emotion of the moment,” Cardinal Parolin said. “We...
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 24, 2025 | 6th, Uncategorized
Tonga’s vicar general, Msgr Lutoviko Finau, was scheduled to visit the Royal Palace in Tonga on April 23 to formally inform the King of the passing of the Pope. He said that this visit to the palace is on a “diplomatic level between the relationship of...
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 22, 2025 | 6th, Uncategorized
The Matamata CWL recently hosted a meeting of a Combined Churches group at which the guest speaker was Kirsten Curragh, who had been to visit The Children of the Forest Foundation. The CWL in Matamata has financially supported the foundation for at least five years....
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 17, 2025 | 6th, Uncategorized
Writing in Tūmanako, the newsletter of Palmerston North diocese, the first bishop of the diocese stated that reason without faith cannot know the transcendent dignity of the person, and so a person’s worth is ultimately their usefulness to themselves and to others....
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 15, 2025 | 6th, Uncategorized
Carolyn Moynihan served as deputy editor of Mercator, formerly MercatorNet, from the early years of this century until 2018. She is listed as editor-at-large on the website. Writing about the closure of the website last month, she stated that when MercatorNet was...
by CathNews New Zealand | Apr 11, 2025 | 6th, Uncategorized
NOPS responds to complaints of abuse involving clergy and members of religious congregations, as well as overseeing the Church’s safeguarding policies and practices. It is also responsible for monitoring compliance with national policies and providing formation and...
