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New Zealand Cardinal John Dew says Pope Leo XIV is owed an apology by President Donald Trump for remarks the US leader made about the first American Pontiff. Source: Radio New Zealand.

Summarising his two-day visit to Algeria, Pope Leo XIV said it was a wonderful opportunity to build bridges and promote dialogue. Source: Vatican News.

The Wellington Archdiocesan Catholic Commission for Ecology, Justice and Peace says the New Zealand Government should recognise Palestine as a state.

Bishop Richard Laurenson has invited secondary schools in Hamilton Diocese to join a 2026 Catholic Schools Youth Ministry International (CSYMI) Scoping Group.

A long-serving former principal of Baradene College and St Mary’s College, Ponsonby received her MNZM at a ceremony at Government House in Auckland on April 11.

A religious education advisor for the Christchurch Diocese will stand for Parliament in the West Coast-Tasman electorate later this year. Source: Otago Daily Times.

A Catholic doctor who has spent much of his career in Ōpōtiki has been honoured for his contribution to rural health with one of the highest awards in the field. Source: Rotorua Daily Post.

Pope Leo XIV will hold a consistory with cardinals in June, at which Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis’ first apostolic exhortation, will be a significant point of reference. Source: EWTN News.

An archbishop in the Indonesian province of Papua has sounded a warning to people protesting at churches over a national food project, but laity say they are justified in defending local rights. Source: UCA News.

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