A softening of attitudes among New Zealanders towards blasphemy, evident in a survey on offensive language on radio and TV,…
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Event focuses on Catholic response to assisted death
Ministering to people who are contemplating assisted suicide or euthanasia can be tricky, but Catholics are called upon to err…
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Learning about the saint behind the Santa Claus legend
From an ascetic bishop to a jolly bearded man in a red suit, the story of St Nicholas is one that reached legendary proportions as it…
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Truths and legends about Mary’s Assumption
What did Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pompallier understand when, in 1838, he dedicated his mission in Aotearoa New Zealand to “the Most Holy Virgin…
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Theologian advises binning anti-Catholic booklet
Many Catholic households in this country will have received in their letterboxes an anti-Catholic booklet called National Sunday Law —…
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