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Christchurch diocese priest appointed as national director of MissioNZ (Pontifical Mission Societies in NZ)

By NZ Catholic Staff | January 31, 2024 | 0 Comments

Father Michael Pui – the parish priest of Good Shepherd Parish, Hurunui, in North Canterbury – has been appointed national director of MissioNZ, the local face of the Pontifical Mission Societies. He takes over from Fr Bernard Espiritu, SVD, the national director since 2012. The Pontifical Mission Societies are a … Read More about Christchurch diocese priest appointed as national director of MissioNZ (Pontifical Mission Societies in NZ)

Young Catholics hear about representations of Jesus in the first 300 years of Christianity

By Michael Otto | January 30, 2024 | 0 Comments

By MICHAEL OTTO We don’t really know what Jesus looked like, and every image of him in the movies is “imagination”. So said Te Kupenga Catholic Theological College assistant dean Fr Mervyn Duffy, SM, at a Theology on Tap event held at the Apothecary Licensed Eatery in Howick, East Auckland, … Read More about Young Catholics hear about representations of Jesus in the first 300 years of Christianity

Vatican says papal trip to Papua New Guinea is ‘under study’

By OSV News | January 30, 2024 | 0 Comments

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The foreign minister of Papua New Guinea said his government has received an “official note” that Pope Francis intends to visit the country for three days in August, but the director of the Vatican press office said plans for a trip are in the “very preliminary” … Read More about Vatican says papal trip to Papua New Guinea is ‘under study’

Clergy appointments in six NZ dioceses

By NZ Catholic Staff | January 25, 2024 | 0 Comments

The ordinaries of six Catholic dioceses in Aotearoa New Zealand have announced the clergy shifts in their respective dioceses for 2024. Wellington (correction for Ohariu and Te Ngakau Tapu parishes January 31) Archbishop Paul Martin, SM appointed Fr Dennis Nacorda as parish priest of the Catholic Parish of Wairarapa with … Read More about Clergy appointments in six NZ dioceses

Catholic and Anglican bishops from NZ in Rome and Canterbury for international dialogue

By NZ Catholic Staff | January 25, 2024 | 1 Comment

Bishop of Christchurch Bishop Michael Gielen says it is a great privilege to be representing New Zealand’s Catholic bishops at a major Anglican-Roman Catholic gathering underway in Rome this week and then moving to Canterbury. Bishop Gielen, along with the Anglican Bishop of Auckland, Ross Bay, are representing New Zealand … Read More about Catholic and Anglican bishops from NZ in Rome and Canterbury for international dialogue

Jerusalem church official: Gaza situation ‘extremely catastrophic’

By OSV News | January 23, 2024 | 0 Comments

(OSV News) – The situation in the Gaza Strip is “extremely catastrophic”, and people are dying not only from violence, but from preventable illnesses, said the CEO of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. “People are really losing their life because of no treatment, no medical care,” Sami El-Yousef, CEO, told OSV News on … Read More about Jerusalem church official: Gaza situation ‘extremely catastrophic’