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The following is a presentation by Nathaniel Centre director John Kleinsman at the St John’s Public Issues Forum, held at St John’s-in-the-City (Presbyterian) Conference Centre, Wellington, on September 29....

by MICHAEL MORRISSEY A man of medium height and of strong muscular build, in his mid 30s, is bounding up — or down — the stairs. A man who exudes...

by MICHAEL OTTO WANAKA — Ten students at Holy Family School, Wanaka, have been writing and drawing to highlight the meaning of Christmas. The fruit of their work is a full...

by MICHAEL OTTO WELLINGTON — The Kiwi Party will not stand candidates under its own banner in the General Election, but is encouraging members to work with the newly-formed Conservative...

RICHMOND, Virginia (CWN) — The National Marriage Project, joined by universities in five nations, has published The Sustainable Demographic Dividend—a report that links the strength of families and the...

VATICAN CITY (VI) — On the eve of the last meeting with the Pope during their ad limina visit, the President of Indonesian bishops, Martinus Dogma Situmorang of the...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Guardian angels exist to protect every human life from its beginning to end, Pope Benedict XVI said. "The Lord is always near and active in human...

by KATHLEEN CASEY CHRISTCHURCH — Realising the mercy of Christ when he was a teenaged atheist was a turning point for French priest Fr Patrice Chocholski,who was keynote speaker at...

SYDNEY (CathNews) — The Traditional Anglican Communion primate Archbishop John Hepworth has rebuffed calls for his resignation by his clergy in the United States, reports The Australian. The resolution passed...

FREIBURG, Germany (VI) — Benedict XVI issued an unusual and sincere warning while in Freiburg during his visit to Germany:It is better to be a searching agnostic than a...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) In Italian the verbs "to translate" and "to betray" sound very similar and have given birth to the adage, "To translate is to betray." Msgr. Juan...

SYDNEY (CNS) Three Catholic entities in Australia apologised "with a deep sense of regret and heartfelt sorrow" over forced adoption practices involving thousands of single mothers that occurred in...

DUBLIN (CNS) Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has accused the Vatican of adopting a "calculated, withering position" on abuse in the wake of a judicial report that accused the...

AUCKLAND Thousands of words attacking the papacy and Catholicism appeared in an Auckland community newspaper in late May.  The North Shore Times, owned by Fairfax Media, carried an insert...