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We must find God in darkness, priests hear

by ROWENA OREJANA
AUCKLAND — The Archbishop of Brisbane, Mark Coleridge, describes the investigations by the Royal Commission on Child Sexual Abuse in Australia as a “public humiliation that never seems
to end” and, at the same time, “a grace that I didn’t see coming”. Continue reading

Iraqi teenager recalls the day that changed her life

by ROWENA OREJANA
AUCKLAND — Fourteen-year- old Carmel College student Nadine Amso remembers vividly the day
that changed her life. She was 10 years old. Continue reading

1000 march for Iraqi Christians

by ROWENA OREJANA
AUCKLAND — More than 1000 Iraqi Christians and their supporters marched from St Patrick’s Cathedral through Queen St to Aotea Square in Auckland to on August 30 to press for help for
persecuted Christians and other minority groups in Iraq. Continue reading

Presbyterians share papal message

by ROWENA OREJANA
AUCKLAND — St Luke’s Presbyterian Church has prominently displayed a big billboard of Pope Francis with his quote, “Inequality is the root of social evils”, in recognition of his leadership on tackling the issue poverty. Continue reading

Heavenly flight for Father

by NZ CATHOLIC staff
SYDNEY — Auckland Hospital chaplain Fr Christopher Brady was a passenger on the first international passenger flight of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Continue reading

A 22-year journey to priesthood

by ROWENA OREJANA
AUCKLAND — It took Jeremy Palman 22 years to become a priest, but it was a great joy when he got there. Continue reading

St Peter’s 75th party ‘almost gatecrashed’

by MICHAEL OTTO
AUCKLAND — The 75th jubilee of St Peter’s College was almost gatecrashed by their
brethren from Sacred Heart College — but not quite. Continue reading