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For the next three years the focus for Social Justice Week will be on peace and responding to conflict. The overarching tagline is: ‘Imagine Peace For All / Pohewatia te Rangimārie mō te Katoa’. Each year there will be a unique focus. Social Justice Week 2024 runs...
In part 3 of the 'Bishop's Coat of Arms' series, Bishop John talks about the stories that influenced some of the symbols found on his crest.
Aotearoa New Zealand’s National Patronal Feast is on Thursday 15 August. We celebrate the Assumption of Mary Mother of God because this illustrates for us the truth about Christ’s promise of eternal life and the resurrection of the faithful. The solemnity of the...
Robert and Marie Keegan (née Lehrke), past residents of Feilding in the Manawatū, marked their 60th wedding anniversary with a special papal blessing in June. The Keegans were married on 13 June 1964 at the Immaculate Conception parish church in Stratford, Taranaki....
On July 25, diocesan and parish staff and local clergy gathered to honour Bishop Owen Dolan's extraordinary 70th anniversary of priesthood. Held at Te Rau Aroha - the Diocesan Centre, the celebration consisted of kai, speeches, and expressions of gratitude for...
100 parishioners from the Catholic Parish of Whanganui gathered for afternoon tea on Sunday, 16th June 2024, and for a slideshow presentation by Fr. Craig Butler about his experiences participating in the Synod on Synodality and other touristy adventures. Held in Rome...
In part 2 of the 'Bishop's Coat of Arms' series, Bishop John talks about the different symbols you can find in his crest and what they mean.
Held for the first time since 2018 due to Covid-19, the New Zealand Catholic Education Convention more than lived up to everyone’s expectations. The 700 plus delegates from all over the motu were uplifted and inspired by being together as one faith community and by...
Congratulations to Tom Silverwood for being awarded a prestigious Laureate award for a distinguished contribution to Catholic education at the recent 2024 Catholic Education Convention. This award recognises his outstanding contribution to Catholic education at a...
It is an incredible thing to be asked by the bishops to serve the national Church. That was my first thought when I was asked to go to Rome. I had been asked to attend the International Youth Congress, hosted by the Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life. The...
On Sea Sunday, celebrated in 2024 on 14 July, churches all over the world come together to remember seafarers and pray for them, their families and those who support them. Let us remember all those who work and live from the sea, among them sailors, fishermen, women...
On Thursday 16 May, 18 students and 6 staff members from St Peter’s College Palmerston North attended the annual O’Shea Shield competition. Seventeen colleges from the Palmerston North and Wellington dioceses came together at Sacred Heart College Napier to celebrate...