NZ Catholic

21/05/2024

We wanted to share with you the news that NZ Catholic will transition from a fortnightly printed publication to a monthly digital publication in the coming months. Like all newspapers, NZ Catholic has been impacted by dramatic shifts in print and broadcast media. Now, with less than 1000 subscribers, it has reached the point where it is no longer sustainable to publish NZ Catholic as a printed newspaper. Bishop Steve has written to subscribers today thanking them for their support and providing details on how to receive a refund for subscription balances.

At this time, it is right to give thanks for the work of the NZ Catholic staff, past and present. They have been amazing. They have told the stories of our Church and society. They have published the joys and the sorrows of people’s lives. We ask for your prayerful support as we make this transition.

18/04/2024

Great story about Kiwi-Aussie Bishop Richard Umbers....

The Kiwi-born and bred Bishop Richard Umbers has officially crossed the ditch, becoming an Australian citizen.

14/04/2024

Masses and prayers were offered across Sydney for the victims, with the Bondi Parish of St Patrick’s and St Anne’s offering three Masses for its grieving community. . .

The joy of Eastertide has turned to shock and bewilderment across Sydney's Catholic community in the wake of a deadly knife attack at Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre on April 13.

11/04/2024

https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/04/12/introducing-first-year-seminarians-2024/

Six young men entered the Holy Cross seminary this year, double the number of first year seminarians in the past few years.

11/04/2024

https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/04/12/dunedin-diocese-eyes-self-insurance-as-premiums-soar/

Parishioners throughout Dunedin diocese have spent recent weeks in coming to terms with an unpleasant financial reality – how best to provide for a means of coping with damage to parish assets.

11/04/2024

https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/04/12/new-anglican-deacon-appointed-as-sisters-of-compassion-co-chief-executive/

The NZ Catholic website aims to help you keep abreast of Catholic news worldwide without having to scan the contents of dozens of websites every day. Although it is an online companion to New Zealand’s national Catholic newspaper, it is not an online version of NZ Catholic.

11/04/2024

https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/04/12/festival-of-new-life-date-announced/

The sixth Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 5 this year, has been designated by the New Zealand Bishops Conference and the Lutheran Dialogue group as the “Festival of New Life”, an occasion meant to signal hope and confidence in the move towards Christian unity.

03/04/2024

The general manager for the Vinnies Tamaki Makaurau hub in Onehunga, Delphina Soti, said that the Young Vinnies Programme typically attracts between 500 and 1600 secondary students annually. This year's participation is expected to hit north of 1600.

The leaders of the Vinnies (Society of St Vincent de Paul) in Auckland are gearing up for 2024, which they anticipate will be a momentous year for them.

07/03/2024

https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/03/07/no-police-charges-vs-cardinal-dew/

New Zealand Police found no evidence to substantiate allegations of abuse against Wellington Archbishop Emeritus Cardinal John Dew and will not be laying charges against him.

The NZ Catholic website aims to help you keep abreast of Catholic news worldwide without having to scan the contents of dozens of websites every day. Although it is an online companion to New Zealand’s national Catholic newspaper, it is not an online version of NZ Catholic.

01/03/2024

The event was fully booked in a span of four weeks. It was asked for by women within Christchurch diocese, in response to the Men’s Breakfast event in May of 2023, said diocesan special projects assistant and event co-organiser Grace Challies. . . .

Christchurch Bishop Michael Gielen has met with dozens of women from throughout the diocese, at an event aiming at connecting, inspiring and also sharing some laughs and banter.

28/02/2024

At his general audience on February 28, his voice was hoarser and softer. Besides briefly telling the crowd he would not be reading his prepared text, he took the microphone only to pray at the beginning and end of the gathering, and to read his appeals for peace and for an end to the use of landmines.

Arriving in a wheelchair instead of walking with his cane, Pope Francis began his weekly general audience by telling visitors and pilgrims, "I'm still a bit sick”, so an aide would read his prepared text.

22/02/2024

NZ Catholic for sale in church foyers again. Price $4 (unchanged for 8 years). Some headlines for this issue: St Ignatius of Loyola Catholic College opens. Pounamu taonga for national shrine. Campaign for living wage for lowest-paid school workers. Chch Catholic women encouraged to form little communities.