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Pope Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88, just hours after greeting thousands of pilgrims in St Peter’s Square. Source: Catholic News Service.
Auckland Bishop Steve Lowe said Catholics across New Zealand are praying for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis and in thanksgiving for his servant leadership.
The placement of the late Pope Francis’ body in his coffin was scheduled to take place on Monday evening Rome time, commencing a sequence of events that follow the death of a Pope. Source: Vatican News.
New Zealand’s largest trade union says Easter trading laws shouldn’t be weakened, despite pressure from retailers to do so. Source: Radio New Zealand.
Recent public statements about relationships and sexuality education guidelines being withdrawn do not affect Catholic schools, says a senior Catholic education leader.
The Catholic Women’s League in Matamata has been helping displaced women and children on the Thailand-Myanmar border by supporting a foundation working there. Source: Kete Korero.
St Thomas of Canterbury College has captured the 2025 Bishop Lyons Shield competition between the seven Catholic colleges in the Christchurch Diocese.
There aren’t enough houses in New Zealand for the population, and leaders fear it might take a decade for the crisis to be resolved. Source: Stuff.
A Catholic organisation has urged the Sri Lankan government to launch a fresh probe into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. Source: UCA News.
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