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Author of priest novel suffers devastating fire

By NZ Catholic contributor | May 19, 2022 | 2 Comments

by MINA AMSO A Kiwi Catholic author has lost half of his land in the Far North in a large bush fire, just a month after publishing a novel about two Catholic priests, one of whom is an exorcist. It took five helicopters and 25 men several hours to extinguish … Read More about Author of priest novel suffers devastating fire

Cardinal Dew quizzed on Church in radio show

By Michael Otto | May 18, 2022 | 0 Comments

If Cardinal John Dew was elected as Pope, what would he like to see different about the Church at the end of his pontificate? That was a question put to Cardinal Dew in an interview by John Cowan on Real Life on NewstalkZB on Easter Sunday. Cardinal Dew started his … Read More about Cardinal Dew quizzed on Church in radio show

NZ canonist backs more laity in Church governance

By Michael Otto | May 16, 2022 | 0 Comments

A New Zealand canon lawyer has written that the clerical sexual abuse scandal has shown the need for more allowance for laity in Church governance. In a paper last year in Studia Canonica, Msgr Brendan Daly analysed the 21 recommendations made in 2017 about the Catholic Church by the Australian … Read More about NZ canonist backs more laity in Church governance

Call for Church to be community of peacemakers

By Rowena Orejana | May 6, 2022 | 0 Comments

Christians need to go back to the understanding of themselves as “a community of peacemakers”, and that the call to become a peacemaker is not to an individual, but to the whole Church.   This was gist of the workshop “Peace-making and the Pursuit of Justice” held by Dr Jeremy Simons … Read More about Call for Church to be community of peacemakers

More Catholic military chaplains wanted

By NZ Catholic contributor | May 6, 2022 | 0 Comments

by JENNY McPHEE  Fr Brian Fennessy of Selwyn in Christchurch diocese, and Fr Tony Harrison from the Invercargill North parish, are the last two active Catholic chaplains working with the New Zealand Defence Force. They are both looking at retirement from this role later this year, and are keen that … Read More about More Catholic military chaplains wanted

Survey shows softening attitude on blasphemy

By Michael Otto | May 5, 2022 | 2 Comments

A softening of attitudes among New Zealanders towards blasphemy, evident in a survey on offensive language on radio and TV, has surprised and saddened a New Zealand theologian.  A 2021 survey of 1505 people aged 18 and over conducted for the Broadcasting Standards Authority showed that an expletive expression involving … Read More about Survey shows softening attitude on blasphemy