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Auckland Bishop Steve Lowe has held up Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a treasure that points to paths of peace and unity.

A new Vinnies concept store will be a welfare hub to support people in need in Christchurch’s CBD.

Aotearoa New Zealand’s newest priest worked as a teacher and as a chef before being called to a new vocation.

The number of people reaching out to the Catholic Enquiry Centre steadily increased over the course of 2025, with most contacts being from people on a faith journey.

A Marist priest has pleaded guilty to historical sexual abuse charges relating to his time at St Bede’s College in Christchurch. Source: Radio New Zealand.

New Zealanders are becoming less tolerant of blasphemous expressions in broadcasting, new research shows. Source: 1News.co.nz.

A New Zealand Marist who was the first bishop of a Solomon Islands diocese was remembered fondly during a successor’s recent ordination. Source: Solomon Star News.

Coinciding with the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Pope Leo XIV has released a letter on sport, which he sees as an opportunity for the Church. Source: CNS.

The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will meet the Superior General of the traditionalist Society of St Pius X this week after the latter announced plans to ordain bishops without a papal mandate. Source: The Pillar.

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