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Aotearoa New Zealand’s bishops will offer reflections on Sunday Gospel readings in Lent as part of an online journey in the light of faith and the needs of the world.

A comedic adventure movie involving nuns, a young lad searching for answers and a madcap road trip in the South Island has been described as a “triumph” and a “movie with heart” by a Catholic reviewer.

The Archdiocese of Wellington is backing changes to earthquake-prone building rules and has referenced its own structures to illustrate its argument.

Marking four years since the start of the war by Russia against Ukraine, Pope Leo XIV has strongly renewed his appeal for peace. Source: Vatican News.

After a consultation process, Wellington Archbishop Paul Martin SM has officially chosen St John Paul II Parish as the name for a new parish in the South Island.

A formation programme centred on key documents of the Second Vatican Council will take place in several centres in Palmerston North Diocese.

After eight years of preparation, an improved and reformatted edition of the Cook Islands Māori Bible will be dedicated at the end of this month. Source: Radio New Zealand.

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are expected to venerate the holy remains of St Francis of Assisi which will be on display for a month. Source: EWTN News.

The traditionalist Society of St Pius X says it will continue with plans to ordain bishops without papal approval, rejecting a proposal for dialogue with the Holy See. Source: The Tablet.

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